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Sistan meaning

  1. A province in eastern Iran; in full, Sistan and Baluchestan.
  2. A geographic region of the eastern Iranian Plateau in eastern Iran and southern Afghanistan, extending into southwestern Pakistan; inhabited by the Scythian Saka tribe between the 2nd century BCE and 1st century CE.
  3. Former name of Zabol.

Using Sistan

  • The main meaning on this page is: A province in eastern Iran; in full, Sistan and Baluchestan. | A geographic region of the eastern Iranian Plateau in eastern Iran and southern Afghanistan, extending into southwestern Pakistan; inhabited by the Scythian Saka tribe between the 2nd century BCE and 1st century CE. | Former name of Zabol.
  • In the example corpus, sistan often appears in combinations such as: sistan and, of sistan, in sistan.

Context around Sistan

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 6 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

shows 1× border 1×

Often after:

baluchistan 3×

Sentence patterns with Sistan

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

arrow shows sistan baluchistan border 1× authorities in sistan and baluchistan 1× exports of sistan and baluchestan 1× general of sistan and balouchestan 1× in the sistan baluchistan province 1× leader in sistan and baluchestan 1× mirjaveh border sistan and baluchistan 1× province of sistan and balouchestan 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

arrow shows sistan 1× ayatollah abbas ali 1× brigadier general ghasem 1× exports of sistan 1× issuing a formal 1× the restrictions imposed 1×

Common sentence endings:

and baluchistan province 1× baluchistan border province 1× based in somalia 1× border with pakistan 1× iranians were killed 1× nader mirshekar said 1×

Words around Sistan

Just before it in the word index:

sistahs 4 sistah 2 sista 16 sissy 29 sisster 2 sissonville 4

Just after it in the word index:

sistani 11 sistas 8 siste 2 sistec 2 sistem 3 sistema 19

Similar in corpus frequency:

aanholt 13 aardwolf 13 abati 13 abbeville 13 abcc 13 abcon 13

Corpus analysis for Sistan

  • In this selection, "sistan" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, shows, border and baluchistan stand out and add context to how "sistan" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include arrow shows sistan baluchistan border and authorities in sistan and baluchistan. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "sistan" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with sistan

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Arrow shows Sistan-Baluchistan border province. (6 words)

The restrictions imposed by the authorities in Sistan and Baluchistan also play a role. (14 words)

Exports of Sistan and Baluchestan to the eastern neighbor mainly included cement, dates, gas, watermelon and tomato in the said time, Nader Mirshekar said. (24 words)

Longer example sentences

Ayatollah Abbas Ali Soleimani, the former representative of the Supreme Leader in Sistan and Baluchestan province and a member of the Assembly of Experts, was assassinated in an attack in the city of in Babolsar in Iran’s Mazandaran province on Wednesday. (42 words)

There was no official confirmation of the strikes by Pakistani officials, but Iranian media said several missiles hit a village in the Sistan-Baluchistan province that orders Pakistan and that three women and 4 children, all non-Iranians, were killed. (40 words)

While Iranian fishermen from southeastern province of Sistan and Balouchestan are among the most successful fishermen in the region, they have been challenged seriously since 2008 with pirates and terrorists based in Somalia. (33 words)

Example sentences (10)

Ayatollah Abbas Ali Soleimani, the former representative of the Supreme Leader in Sistan and Baluchestan province and a member of the Assembly of Experts, was assassinated in an attack in the city of in Babolsar in Iran’s Mazandaran province on Wednesday.

Arrow shows Sistan-Baluchistan border province.

The restrictions imposed by the authorities in Sistan and Baluchistan also play a role.

There was no official confirmation of the strikes by Pakistani officials, but Iranian media said several missiles hit a village in the Sistan-Baluchistan province that orders Pakistan and that three women and 4 children, all non-Iranians, were killed.

Brigadier General Ghasem Rezaei, commander of Iran Border Guard Command, made the remarks on a visit to the Sistan and Baluchistan province in southeast Iran on the border with Pakistan.

Exports of Sistan and Baluchestan to the eastern neighbor mainly included cement, dates, gas, watermelon and tomato in the said time, Nader Mirshekar said.

The Revolutionary Guard said a suicide bomber had rammed an explosive-laden car into a coach carrying Guardsmen as it drove through the volatile southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchistan.

Around 4 am, local time, on Tuesday, 14 Iranian Basij forces were abducted by a terrorist group in Mirjaveh border, Sistan and Baluchistan province.

Issuing a formal decree on Sunday, Iranian Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli urged the governor general of Sistan and Balouchestan Province to follow up the case.

While Iranian fishermen from southeastern province of Sistan and Balouchestan are among the most successful fishermen in the region, they have been challenged seriously since 2008 with pirates and terrorists based in Somalia.

Common combinations with sistan

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "sistan" in a sentence?
An example: "Ayatollah Abbas Ali Soleimani, the former representative of the Supreme Leader in Sistan and Baluchestan province and a member of the Assembly of Experts, was assassinated in an attack in the city of in Babolsar in Iran’s Mazandaran province on Wednesday." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "sistan" from authentic English texts.
What does "sistan" mean?
Sistan means: A province in eastern Iran; in full, Sistan and Baluchestan.
How many example sentences with "sistan" are there?
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