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Afghan

[af-gan, -guhn]

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Afghanistan.

  2. afghan, a soft woolen blanket, crocheted or knitted, usually in a geometric pattern.

  3. Also called Afghan houndone of a breed of swift hunting hounds having a long, narrow head and a long, silky coat.

  4. Literary.,  Pashto.



adjective

  1. of Afghanistan or its people or language.

Afghan

1

/ -ɡən, æfˈɡænɪ, ˈæfɡæn, -ˈɡɑː- /

noun

  1. a native, citizen, or inhabitant of Afghanistan

  2. another name for Pashto

  3. history an Indian camel driver employed in the outback of Australia

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adjective

  1. denoting or relating to Afghanistan, its people, or their language

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afghan

2

/ -ɡən, ˈæfɡæn /

noun

  1. a knitted or crocheted wool blanket or shawl, esp one with a geometric pattern

  2. a sheepskin coat, often embroidered and having long fur trimming around the edges

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Usage

See afghani.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Afghan1

First recorded in 1740–50; from Persian afghān “inhabitant of the Hindu Kush; a Pathan“
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Afghan1

from Afghanistan
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Example Sentences

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Since then, Afghan and Pakistani forces have exchanged heavy fire across the frontier in one of their sharpest clashes in years.

Pakistan has long accused the Afghan Taliban of permitting the Pakistan Taliban to operate from their land and fight against the Islamabad government in an attempt to enforce a strict Islamic-led system of governance.

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The one in Indian newspapers on Monday morning showing female journalists occupying front-row seats at the Afghan Taliban foreign minister's press conference in Delhi is certainly one of those.

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Pakistan's military said on Sunday that 23 of its troops and more than 200 Taliban and affiliated fighters on the Afghan side were killed in border clashes overnight.

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Casualties are not yet clear in what the Taliban called "retaliatory operations", after it said Pakistan violated Afghan airspace and bombed a market inside its border on Thursday.

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Afgh.Afghan hound