Afghanistan
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Etymology [edit]
From Persian افغان (Afğān, "Afghan") or Arabic افغان (Afġān, "Afghan") + Persian ستان (-stân, "place of").
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Afghanistan
- A landlocked country in Central Asia. Official name: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. Capital: Kabul. Official languages: Persian (Dari), Pashto.
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country
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Dutch [edit]
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- IPA: /ɑfˈxaːniˌstɑn/
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Afghanistan ?
German [edit]
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Afghanistan n (genitive Afghanistans)
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Afghanistan m
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Afghanistan n
Norwegian [edit]
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- IPA: /ɑf.ˈɡɑ.nɪ.stɑn/
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Afghanistan
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Afghanistan
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- Italian proper nouns
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