Ghazni

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  1. 1
    A city, the capital of the province of Ghazni in eastern Afghanistan; the former capital of the Ghaznavid Empire.

    "Tariq had told her that his parents were taking him south, to the city of Ghazni, to visit his paternal uncle."

  2. 2
    A province in eastern Afghanistan.

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"Tariq had told her that his parents were taking him south, to the city of Ghazni, to visit his paternal uncle."

Etymology

From Pashto and Persian غزنی (Ġazni). Compare Old Median *ganǰam (“treasure”).

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