"Khalistan" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Punjabi ਖ਼ਾਲਿਸਤਾਨ (xālistān) / خالِصْتان (xāliṣtān). Literally, “Land of the Khalsa ”. Analyzable as Khalsa + -i- + -stan. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|pa|-}} Punjabi, {{m-g|Land of the Khalsa}} “Land of the Khalsa ”, {{lit|Land of the Khalsa}} Literally, “Land of the Khalsa ”, {{affix|en|Khalsa|-i-|-stan}} Khalsa + -i- + -stan Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Khalistan
  1. (historical) Synonym of Punjab; A region of Indian Subcontinent Tags: historical Categories (topical): Indian politics, Nationalism, Theocracy Synonyms: Punjab [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Khalistan-en-name-L1Ed5iYo Disambiguation of Indian politics: 48 52 Disambiguation of Nationalism: 85 15 Disambiguation of Theocracy: 86 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms interfixed with -i-, English terms suffixed with -stan, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of English terms interfixed with -i-: 77 23 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -stan: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 83 17
  2. (now) A proposed country in South Asia A sovereign state proposed by separatists to be established as a homeland for Sikhs. Categories (topical): Indian politics
    Sense id: en-Khalistan-en-name-u9kRJl3V Disambiguation of Indian politics: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (topical): Sikhism Related terms: Khalistani
Disambiguation of Sikhism: 0 0
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