# Gwadar

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #76,827

## Definitions
1. A port city of Balochistan, Pakistan, situated along the Arabian Sea.
2. A former colony of Muscat and Oman, from 1797 to 1958.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Urdu گوادر (gvādar), itself from Baluchi گوادر (gwādar), a compound of گوات (gwát, “wind, air”) + در (dar, “door, gateway”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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