Kandahar

[ kuhn-duh-hahr ]

/ ˌkʌn dəˈhɑr /

noun

a city in S Afghanistan.

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Examples from the Web for kandahar

In the volatile southern province of Kandahar, for instance, an innovative school for teenage girls will soon close its doors.
The West Made Lots of Promises to Afghan Girls, Now It’s Breaking Them|Heather Barr|October 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I'm not sure he remembered our meeting in Kandahar, probably not, but it felt like the other day to me.
When I Met Robin Williams in Afghanistan|Matthew Kaminski|August 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At the prefab dorms on the American base in Kandahar, I ran into my neighbor from the bunk next door.
When I Met Robin Williams in Afghanistan|Matthew Kaminski|August 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Not surprisingly, Zakir flatly refused to comply with the order that demoted him to commander of Kandahar Province.
Taliban Forces Desperate to Hear from Their Absent Leader, Mullah Omar|Ron Moreau|May 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Solha was plucked off the streets of Kandahar City as a puppy by one of Jake's Afghan interpreters.
My Dog Solha: From Afghanistan, With PTSD|Jessie Knadler|March 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
A branch of this road is completed through Bolan Pass nearly to Kandahar.
Commercial Geography|Jacques W. Redway
Several roads to India have been developed through Baluchistan, but they are all dominated from Kandahar.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 6|Various
He was at home too in larger issues, in the cunning of Ottoman tactics and the beat of drums at Kandahar.
Eden|Edgar Saltus
If the English advance to Kandahar the collision between the forces will take place at that point.
The Coming Conquest of England|August Niemann
At Girishk it is crossed by the principal route from Herat to Kandahar.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3|Various

British Dictionary definitions for kandahar

Kandahar

/ (ˌkændəˈhɑː) /

noun

a city in S Afghanistan: an important trading centre, built by Ahmad Shah Durrani (1724–73) as his capital on the site of several former cities. Pop: 436 000 (2005 est)

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