Kafiristan
Britishnoun
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They are the last survivors of the people of Kafiristan, who were mostly converted to Islam in the nineteenth century.
From Reuters ● Nov. 9, 2015
Dr. Leitner had also taken great pains to obtain information about this ancient and unconquered people but Mr. McNair was the first European who had ever penetrated into Kafiristan.
From Memoir of William Watts McNair by Howard, J. E.
It is a reproach, again, because on our North-West Frontier, only separated from Chitral by a range of mountains, is the interesting land known as Kafiristan.
From Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier A Record of Sixteen Years' Close Intercourse with the Natives of the Indian Marches by Pennell, T. L. (Theodore Leighton)
"They call it Kafiristan," said Dravot, the unfortunate hero of the story.
From Short Stories Old and New by Smith, C. Alphonso (Charles Alphonso)
But although he employed all his resources in endeavouring to subject the Kafirs of Bolor, or Kafiristan as it is now called, he was unable to make any permanent additions in this direction.
From The Life of Yakoob Beg Athalik Ghazi, and Badaulet; Ameer of Kashgar by Boulger, Demetrius Charles
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