Kandahar
[kuhn-duh-hahr]
- a city in S Afghanistan.
Show More
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
Examples from the Web for kandahar
Contemporary Examples
In the volatile southern province of Kandahar, for instance, an innovative school for teenage girls will soon close its doors.
I'm not sure he remembered our meeting in Kandahar, probably not, but it felt like the other day to me.
At the prefab dorms on the American base in Kandahar, I ran into my neighbor from the bunk next door.
Not surprisingly, Zakir flatly refused to comply with the order that demoted him to commander of Kandahar Province.
Solha was plucked off the streets of Kandahar City as a puppy by one of Jake's Afghan interpreters.
Historical Examples
Age had dealt very kindly with the veteran of Kandahar and South Africa.
The Red WatchJ. A. Currie
At this point it branches to Ghazni, Kandahar, and Pishin respectively.
Afghanistan and the Anglo-Russian DisputeTheo. F. Rodenbough
Ibn Batuta says it was ten stages from Kandahar on the way to Herat.
The Itinerary of Benjamin of TudelaBenjamin of Tudela
Kandahar On the morning of the 31st we marched into Kandahar, just over 313 miles from Kabul.
Forty-one years in IndiaFrederick Sleigh Roberts
The line chosen at that time for an advance was by Quetta and Kandahar.
Forty-one years in IndiaFrederick Sleigh Roberts
Kandahar
- 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)
Show More
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012