Vocabulary
Distinctive
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
characteristic of one person or thing, and so serving to distinguish it from others.
Urdu meaning
مخصوص، خالص، امتیازی
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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The distinctive geopolitical feature is that middle powers are forming new alliances and blocs, multiplying their geostrategic, geo-economic, and political strength.
Dawn Editorials —
Recalibrating positions
— 2026-04-26
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This will pour out of the mouths of even those men who believe they have `progressive`views.Of late, the distinctive thing about the vocabulary of backlash against women has been that it is almost entirely borrowed from the West.
Dawn Editorials —
The war on women
— 2026-03-07
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The Maharaj, Samaraath and Patiala gharanas nurtured distinctive styles, and dangals artistic battles were held where dancers tested their skills before ustaads and peers.
Dawn Editorials —
Preserving dance
— 2026-01-08
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WITH a series of significant constitutional amendments as well as de facto changes in governance, a distinctive political system is taking shape in Pakistan.
Dawn Editorials —
Going back in time
— 2025-11-24
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Yet Pakistan`s case remains distinctive; its hybrid regime not only practises this flexibility but openly frames it as a strength.
Dawn Editorials —
Shaping of Pak-US ties
— 2025-09-28
Synonyms
distinguishing, characteristic, typical, individual, particular, peculiar, idiosyncratic
Curator example
“juniper berries give gin its distinctive flavour”
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