Afghanistan

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Proper noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Related terms 1.4 See also 2 Dutch 2.1 Proper noun 3 German 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Proper noun 3.2.1 Derived terms 4 Italian 4.1 Pronunciation 4.2 Proper noun 4.2.1 Alternative spellings 4.2.2 Derived terms 5 Norwegian 5.1 Pronunciation 5.2 Proper noun 5.2.1 Related terms 6 Swedish 6.1 Proper noun

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Afghan is believed by many modern Indic scholars to have been derived from a Sanskrit term Ashvakan (“‘horseman’”) though, some people claim its origin from the Turkic word Avagan (“‘Original’”) or else from the Latin word Alban (“‘mountaineers’”); + Persian suffix -stan (“‘land’”). cf Persian فغانستان (Afghanistan), “‘land of Afghans’”)

See: Wikipedia article on Etymology of Afghanistan. Also see: [1]

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• IPA: /æfˈgæn.ɪˌstæn/, SAMPA: /{f"g{n.I%st{n/

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Afghanistan

1. A landlocked country in Central Asia. Official name: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. Capital: Kabul. Official languages: Persian (Dari), Pashto.

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Afghan, Afghani

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• Appendix:Countries of the world

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Afghanistan

1. Afghanistan.

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Afghanistan n.

1. Afghanistan

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• Afghane / Afghani / Afghanin / afghanisch

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Afghanistan m.

1. Afghanistan

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• Afganistan

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• afgano / afghano

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• IPA: /ɑf.ˈgɑ.nɪ.stɑn/

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Afghanistan

1. Afghanistan.

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• afghaner
• afghansk

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Afghanistan

1. Afghanistan.