afghan
IPA: ˈæfgæn
Root Word: Afghan
noun
- A person from Afghanistan.
- (historical) A person of Pashtun ethnicity.
- Synonym of Afghan Hound.
- Pashto, a language primarily spoken by Pashtun people in Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan.
- A blanket or throw, usually crocheted or knitted.
- (Australia, New Zealand) A type of iced chocolate biscuit, sometimes containing cornflakes and topped with a walnut.
- (UK, military slang) Clipping of Afghanistan. [A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia. Official name: Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.]
adjective
- Of, from, or pertaining to Afghanistan.
- Of, from, or pertaining to the Pashtun ethnic community.
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Examples of "afghan" in Sentences
- Desertion is also significant problem in the Afghan Army.
- In America he was active in the Afghan expatriate community.
- The Afghans struggled hard to dislodge the Sikhs but in vain.
- Insurgents still harry Afghan and U.S. forces in remote areas.
- Maybe it's because the Iraqis and Afghans lack the power to retaliate.
- They believe he was one of the extremist commanders of the Afghan Arabs.
- The denotation 'Pashtun' is a blessing of the Persians or Parsio Afghans.
- It is the powerhouse of the Afghan economy and is by far the largest city.
- The americans try to codify and make brotherhood with the Iraqis and Afghans.
- An Afghan police pickup truck exploded, kicking up a column of mottled smoke.
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