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Pathan

American  
[puh-tahn, puht-hahn] / pəˈtɑn, pətˈhɑn /

noun

  1. Afghan.

  2. an Afghan dwelling in India.


Pathan British  
/ pəˈtɑːn /

noun

  1. a member of the Pashto-speaking people of Afghanistan, NW Pakistan, and elsewhere, most of whom are Muslim in religion

"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

Etymology

Origin of Pathan

C17: from Hindi

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"The peace talks are part of a larger negotiation between the Thai state and the people of Patani," said security analyst Don Pathan, using the traditional name of the border region.

From Reuters May 26, 2023

Zakia Pathan, special education teacher at Discovery Charter School in San Jose, encourages teachers and parents to find ways to cut back on activities for their Muslim students during Ramadan if they can.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 9, 2022

India all-rounder Irfan Pathan also recently spoke out against it.

From BBC Oct. 29, 2021

His Pathan family hailed from Peshawar, in what became Pakistan after the Partition, and he visited his ancestral home in the late 1980s.

From Fox News Jul. 7, 2021

DAWARI, or Dauri, a Pathan tribe on the Waziri border of the North-West Frontier Province of India.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" by Various

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