Afghan
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Persian افغان (afğân, “Afghan”) via Prakrit आभगन (ābhagana, "Afghan") from Sanskrit अश्वक (aśvaka, “horseman”)
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[edit] Noun
Afghan (plural Afghans)
- A person from Afghanistan or of Afghan descent.
- A person of Pashtun ethnicity or of Pashtun descent.
- A breed of dogs, the Afghan hound.
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person from Afghanistan
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person of Pashtun ethnicity
Afghan hound
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Afghan
- Pashto, a language primarily spoken in Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan.
- (UK, military slang) Short form for Afghanistan.
- He will be in Afghan for another six months.
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Pashto language
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[edit] Adjective
Afghan (not comparable)
- Of, from, or pertaining to Afghanistan.
- Of, from, or pertaining to the Pashtun ethnic community.
[edit] Translations
pertaining to Afghanistan
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