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Afghan

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noun/ˈæfˌɡæn//ˈæfɡən//ˈæf(ˌ)ɡɑːn/
  1. 1

    A native or inhabitant of Afghanistan.

    • Four cases of measles – a highly contagious virus – have also been discovered among Afghans who recently arrived in the US, prompting the administration to temporarily pause flights of Afghan refugees to the US.
  2. 2

    A person of Pashtun ethnicity.dated

  3. 3

    Synonym of Afghan rug.

  4. 4

    Synonym of Afghan Hound.

  5. 5

    Synonym of Afghan coat.

  6. 6

    Alternative letter-case form of afghan (“crocheted or knitted blanket or throw”)alt-of

  7. 7

    Alternative letter-case form of afghan (“type of iced chocolate biscuit”)New-Zealandalt-of

name/ˈæfˌɡæn//ˈæfɡən//ˈæf(ˌ)ɡɑːn/
  1. 1

    Pashto, a language primarily spoken by Pashtun people in Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan.

  2. 2

    Clipping of Afghanistan.UKabbreviationalt-of

    • He will be in Afghan for another six months.
adj/ˈæfˌɡæn//ˈæfɡən//ˈæf(ˌ)ɡɑːn/
  1. 1

    Of, from or relating to Afghanistan, its people, or its culture.not-comparable

    • After the biggest military evacuation in history, the Biden administration will now resettle more than 60,000 Afghan refugees inside the US over the next several weeks.
  2. 2

    Of, from, or pertaining to the Pashtun ethnic community.not-comparable

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