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Afganistán

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See also: Afganistan, Afganistàn, and Afgánistán

Asturian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /afɡanisˈtan/ [af.ɡa.nis̪ˈt̪ãŋ]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: Af‧ga‧nis‧tán

Proper noun

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Afganistán m

  1. Afghanistan (a landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)

Central Huasteca Nahuatl

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish Afganistán.

Proper noun

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Afganistán

  1. Afghanistan (a landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)

Galician

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (standard) /afɡanisˈtaŋ/ [af.ɣ̞ɑ.nis̺ˈt̪ɑŋ]
  • IPA(key): (gheada) /afħanisˈtaŋ/ [af.ħɑ.nis̺ˈt̪ɑŋ]

  • Rhymes: -aŋ
  • Hyphenation: Af‧ga‧nis‧tán

Proper noun

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Afganistán m

  1. Afghanistan (a landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)

Spanish

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Afganistán

Etymology

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Ultimately from Classical Persian افغانستان (afġānistān), apparently through English Afghanistan,[1] though exact derivation is unclear.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /afɡanisˈtan/ [av.ɣ̞a.nisˈt̪ãn]
  • Audio (Spain):(file)
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: Af‧ga‧nis‧tán

Proper noun

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Afganistán m

  1. Afghanistan (a landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia; capital and largest city: Kabul)
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See also

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countries in Asia: países de Asia (appendix)edit

References

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  1. ^ “Afghanistanism, n., Etymology”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, July 2023.
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