Afghani

[ af-gan-ee, -gah-nee ]

/ æfˈgæn i, -ˈgɑ ni /

noun

Afghan(def 1).

Pashto.

(lowercase) a coin and monetary unit of Afghanistan, equal to 100 puls. Abbreviation: Agh.

Origin of Afghani

1925–30; < Persian Afghān Afghan + -ī suffix of appurtenance

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Examples from the Web for afghani

Definitely not an Afghani, because most people have never met one.
The Taliban Trolled the Internet with a Dog Video and Upstaged an American POW|Brian Van Reet|February 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A striking example of this effect is the iconic National Geographic cover of Afghani girl Sharbat Gula.
On St. Patrick’s Day, Beware Those Sly Green Eyes|Laura Dimon|March 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Who are some great Afghani writers that your readers should know about, but who are not so well known abroad?
Khaled Hosseini: How I Write|Noah Charney|November 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST
One Afghani reporter asked a still more pointed question: How do you think the U.S. should rebuild the Afghanistan you destroyed?
Osama bin Laden: Why He Won|E.J. Graff|May 15, 2011|DAILY BEAST

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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