noun
Etymology
Origin of Pathan
C17: from Hindi
Example Sentences
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Raja Pathan joined the army as a last resort in February, after an education consultant deceived him into enrolling in a non-existent college.
From BBC • Sep. 18, 2024
Shamshad Pathan, who represented the victims, said they would challenge the court's decision in a higher court.
From Reuters • Apr. 20, 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
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
He was careful not only to bring up Muhammad Taib in a knowledge of his religion, but to preserve him from the vices which are rife among the youth of the Pathan villages.
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)
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