Kandahar
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Pashto کندهار (Kandahār, “Alexander, Alexandria”), ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia, “Alexandria Arachosia”), the city's ancient name. Doublet of Alexander, Alexandria, Alexandretta, Iskenderun, and Scandaroon.
Proper noun[edit]
Kandahar
- A city in southern Afghanistan.
- A province in southern Afghanistan around the city.
- 2007, Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns, BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING (2018), page 309:
- “I’m from Kandahar myself. Have you ever been to Kandahar, hamshira? No? It’s lovely. What gardens! And the grapes! Oh, the grapes. They bewitch the palate.”
Synonyms[edit]
- Alexandria, Alexandria Arachosia, Alexandropolis, Alexandria in Arachosia (historical)
Translations[edit]
city and province in southern Afghanistan
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Dutch[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- Qandahar (rare, dated)
Etymology[edit]
Ultimately from Pashto کندهار.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Kandahar n
- Kandahar (a city and province in southern Afghanistan)
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