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



RESET




Word of the Day

23 May 2025

THOUGHTFULLY

(adverb) showing consideration and thoughtfulness; “he had thoughtfully brought with him some food to share”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

coffee icon