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Afghan
[ af-gan, -guhn ]
noun
- a native or inhabitant of Afghanistan.
- afghan, a soft woolen blanket, crocheted or knitted, usually in a geometric pattern.
- Also called Afghan hound. one of a breed of swift hunting hounds having a long, narrow head and a long, silky coat.
- Literary. Pashto.
adjective
- of Afghanistan or its people or language.
afghan
1/ ˈæfɡæn; -ɡən /
noun
- a knitted or crocheted wool blanket or shawl, esp one with a geometric pattern
- a sheepskin coat, often embroidered and having long fur trimming around the edges
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Example Sentences
“The Afghan Taliban are widely considered as freedom fighters in Pakistan and such attacks would hurt them,” says Kakar.
The ISI came to the CIA for assistance in fostering a revolt that had developed in the Afghan countryside against Communist rule.
The machismo of Afghan male culture apparently coexists with a little-noted passion for gardening.
That ruling was affirmed in a final judgment by the Afghan courts, which the Afghan Supreme Court confirmed in 2013.
It took more than a dozen years for the Afghan and NATO forces to really understand each other, but all that will soon be history.
The Afghan was true to his salt, and their own retainers, who had come with them from Lucknow, remained steadfast at this crisis.
She was, to be candid, knitting an afghan against an interesting event which involved a friend of hers.
Her last waking determination was to finish the afghan quickly and to knit for the men at the war.
Nothing pleases her so much as bright colors, so I want you to make her a gay afghan.
Mrs. Howard's eyes followed lovingly her two pretty nieces as they danced away to join the group around the afghan.
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