Hazara
adj, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A region in the cis-Indus area of North Pakistan. Pakistan
- 2 A member of an ethnic group from central Afghanistan.
"The Hazaras, with their long history of being oppressed and neglected, seethed."
Adjective
- 1 Of or relating to the Hazaras, an ethnic group from central Afghanistan. not-comparable
"Across the stream, a group of local Hazara boys were picking patties of dried cow dung from the ground and stowing them into burlap sacks tethered to their backs."
Example
More examples"The Hazaras, with their long history of being oppressed and neglected, seethed."
Etymology
From Classical Persian هَزَارَه (hazāra).