Afghani
[ af-gan-ee, -gah-nee ]
/ æfˈgæn i, -ˈgɑ ni /
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noun
afghani, a coin and monetary unit of Afghanistan, equal to 100 puls. Abbreviation: Agh.
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Origin of Afghani
First recorded in 1925–30; from Persian Afghān “Afghan” + -ī suffix of appurtenance
Words nearby Afghani
AFG, AFGE, Afgh., Afghan, Afghan hound, Afghani, Afghanistan, a-fib, A fiber, afibrillar, afibrinogenemia
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Example sentences from the Web for Afghani
Definitely not an Afghani, because most people have never met one.
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One Afghani reporter asked a still more pointed question: How do you think the U.S. should rebuild the Afghanistan you destroyed?
British Dictionary definitions for Afghani (1 of 2)
afghani
/ (æfˈɡɑːnɪ) /
noun
the standard monetary unit of Afghanistan, divided into 100 puli
British Dictionary definitions for Afghani (2 of 2)
Afghani
/ (æfˈɡɑːnɪ) /
noun
Jamal ad-Din al-. 1839–97, Iranian Muslim religious and political reformer; a proponent of Muslim unity, he resisted European interference in Muslim countries
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