Islamistan en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ɪsˈlɑːmɪstæn/ (UK)
- /ɪsˈlæmɪstæn/ (US)
Etymology
From Islam + -istan. Borrowed from Classical Persian إِسْلَامِسْتَان ('islāmistān). Meaning literally "land of Islam", modeled after names like Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Meanings
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(derogatory, rare, sometimes) A region dominated by Islam, sometimes contrasted with Arabic-speaking southern regions; usage is mainly descriptive or ideological rather than official.
Hindustan and Islamistan are neighboring South Asian countries with a long history of mutual enmity, due in part to their religion differences.
2006, Richard Anderson Falk, Hilary Charlesworth, Burns H. Weston, International Law and World Order, Eagan: West (publisher), →OCLC, page 437:
- (rare) A hypothetical or proposed Islamic state.
Relateds
Muhammadstan · Christendom · Klal Yisrael · Hindu Rashtra · Nizam-e-Mustafa · Islamosphere · Jewry · Ramrajya · Dar al-Islam · Hindudom