Afghan

See also: afghan

English

Afghan hound

Etymology

From Persian افغان (afğân, Afghan) via Prakrit, from Sanskrit अवगाण (avagāṇa, Afghan).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈæfˌɡæn/

Noun

Afghan (plural Afghans)

  1. A person from Afghanistan or of Afghan descent.
  2. A person of Pashtun ethnicity or of Pashtun descent.
  3. Synonym of Afghan Hound.

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Proper noun

Afghan

  1. Pashto, a language primarily spoken by Pashtun people in Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan.
  2. (Britain, military slang) Clipping of Afghanistan.
    He will be in Afghan for another six months.

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Adjective

Afghan (not comparable)

  1. Of, from, or pertaining to Afghanistan.
  2. Of, from, or pertaining to the Pashtun ethnic community.

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See also

  • Appendix:Countries of the world

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /af.ɡɑ̃/

Adjective

Afghan m (plural Afghans, feminine Afghane)

  1. Afghan (person from Afghanistan)

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