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Afghanistan

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See also: Afghánistán

English

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Flag of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Internationally-recognized flag of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
Map of Afghanistan

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Etymology

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From Classical Persian افغانستان (Afğānistān), from افغان (Afğân, “the Afghan, the Afghans”) + ـستان (-estân, “-istan: land of”), equivalent to Afghan +‎ -i- +‎ -stan.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /æfˈɡɑːn.ɪˌstɑːn/, /æfˈɡæn.ɪˌstɑːn/, /æfˈɡæn.ɪˌstæn/
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Proper noun

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Afghanistan

  2. A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia. Official name: Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Capital and largest city: Kabul.
    • 2008 February 19, John F. Burns, “Britain: Life Sentence in Beheading Plot”, in The New York Times‎[1]:
      Described by witnesses as a keen cricketer and pubgoer until contacts with Islamic militants radicalized him on a trip to Pakistan, he was ordered to serve at least 14 years for the plot, and for supplying militants in Afghanistan with money and equipment.

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Translations

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See also

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countries in Asia (appendix)edit
provinces of Afghanistanedit

Afrikaans

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Proper noun

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Afghanistan

  1. Afghanistan (A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia; capital: Kaboel)
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Dutch

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɑfˈxaːniˌstɑn/
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  • Hyphenation: Af‧gha‧ni‧stan

Proper noun

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Afghanistan n

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

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Classical Persian افغانستان (afğānistān).

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Proper noun

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Afghanistan m

  1. Afghanistan (A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia; capital: Kaboul)
    aller en Afghanistan ― to go to Afghanistan
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See also

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countries in Asia: pays d’Asie (appendix)edit

German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /afˈɡaːnɪstaːn/
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  • Hyphenation: Af‧gha‧ni‧s‧tan

Proper noun

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Afghanistan n (proper noun, genitive Afghanistans or (optionally with an article) Afghanistan)

  1. Afghanistan (A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)
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Further reading

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  • “Afghanistan” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Italian

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /afˈɡa.ni.stan/, (traditional) /af.ɡa.niˈstan/[1]
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  • Rhymes: -anistan, (traditional) -an
  • Hyphenation: Af‧ghà‧ni‧stan, (traditional) Af‧gha‧ni‧stàn

Proper noun

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Afghanistan m

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

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  1. ^ Afghanistan in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Luxembourgish

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Proper noun

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Afghanistan n

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

Norman

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Proper noun

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Afghanistan

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

Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɑf.ˈɡɑ.nɪ.stɑn/

Proper noun

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Afghanistan

  1. Afghanistan (A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)
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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
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Proper noun

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Afghanistan

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

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Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Afghanistan n (genitive Afghanistans)

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

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