AFGHAN

Afghani, Afghan, Afghanistani

(adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of Afghanistan or its people

afghan

(noun) a blanket knitted or crocheted in strips or squares; sometimes used as a shawl

Pashto, Pashtu, Paxto, Afghani, Afghan

(noun) an Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan; the official language of Afghanistan

Afghan, Afghanistani

(noun) a native or inhabitant of Afghanistan

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

Afghan (plural Afghans)

A person from Afghanistan or of Afghan descent.

A person of Pashtun ethnicity or of Pashtun descent.

synonym of Afghan Hound.

Proper noun

Afghan

Pashto, a language primarily spoken by Pashtun people in Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan.

(UK, military slang) Clipping of Afghanistan.

Synonyms

• Pashtun

• Pashto

Adjective

Afghan (not comparable)

Of, from, or pertaining to Afghanistan.

Of, from, or pertaining to the Pashtun ethnic community.

Noun

afghan (plural afghans)

A blanket or throw, usually crocheted or knitted.

(AU, NZ) A type of iced chocolate biscuit, sometimes containing cornflakes and topped with a walnut.

Source: Wiktionary


Af"ghan, a.

Definition: Of or pertaining to Afghanistan.

Af"ghan, n.

1. A native of Afghanistan.

2. A kind of worsted blanket or wrap.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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