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English

Etymology
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From Sanskrit Ashvakan meaning horseman. See: w:List of country name etymologies|Etymology of Afghan and Afghanistan

Pronunciation
Af'gan

Noun
en-noun

1. A person from Afghanistan or of Afghan descent.
2. A person of Pashtun ethnicity or of Pashtun descent.

Translations
trans-top|Person from Afghanistan
Croatian: t-|hr|Afganistanac|m, t-|hr|Afganistanka|f
Dutch: t-|nl|Afghaan|m, t-|nl|Afghaanse|f
French: t+|fr|Afghan
German: Afghane m Afghanin f
Greek: t-|el|��γαν��|m|scGrek, t-|el|��γανή|f|scGrek
Hungarian: t-|hu|afgán
Interlingua: afghano
Japanese: �������人 (afuganisutanjin)
Maltese: Afgan m, Afgana f, Afgani p
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Norwegian: t+|no|afghaner|m
Portuguese: t-|pt|afegão
Romanian: t-|ro|afgan|m, t-|ro|afgan�|f
Russian: t-|ru|а�гане�|m|scCyrl, t-|ru|а�ганка|f|scCyrl
Spanish: t+|es|afgano
Swedish: afghan, afghanska (f)
Thai: �าวอา��ั� (chao afkan)
Turkish: t-|tr|afgan
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Proper noun
en-proper noun

1. Ethnic Pashtun
2. Pashto, a language primarily spoken in southern Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan.

Translations
trans-top|Language of Afghanistan
Dutch: t-|nl|Afghaans
German: t-|de|Afghanisch
Hungarian: t-|hu|afgán
Interlingua: afghano
Japanese: t-|ja|��������|trafuganisutango|scJpan
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Maltese: t-|mt|L-Afgan|xs=Maltese
Norwegian: t+|no|afghansk
Portuguese: t-|pt|afegão
Romanian: t-|ro|afgan�|f, t-|ro|limba afgan�
Swedish: t-|sv|afghanska
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Synonyms
Pashtun
Pashto

Adjective
en-adj|-

1. Of, from, or pertaining to Afghanistan.
2. Of, from, or pertaining to the Pashtun ethnic community.

Translations
trans-top|Pertaining to Afghanistan
Czech: afgánský m, afghánský m
Dutch: t-|nl|Afghaans
French: t+|fr|afghan
German: t-|de|afghanisch
Greek: t-|el|α�γανικ��|m|scGrek, t-|el|α�γανική|f|scGrek, t-|el|α�γανικ�|n|sc=Grek
Hungarian: t-|hu|afgán, t-|hu|afganisztáni
Interlingua: afghan
Japanese: t-|ja|��������|trafuganisutan no|scJpan
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Norwegian: t+|no|afghansk
Portuguese: t-|pt|afegão
Romanian: t-|ro|afgan
Russian: t-|ru|а�ган�кий|m|scCyrl, t-|ru|а�ган�ка�|f|scCyrl, t-|ru|а�ган�кое|n|sc=Cyrl
Spanish: t+|es|afgano
Swedish: afghansk (indef. sing.), afghanska (def. form or p)
Turkish: t-|tr|afgan
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See also
Appendix:Countries of the world

Category:Nationalities

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