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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Synonym of Pashtun; a member of the Pashto-speaking people of today’s north-west Pakistan and south-east Afghanistan. British, India, South-Asia

   "After long deliberation about the choice of nations, I became a “Pathán.”"

2. 2
   an ethnic minority speaking Pashto and living in northwestern Pakistan and southeastern Afghanistan wordnet
3. 3
   a member of the mountain people living in the eastern regions of Afghanistan wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

pashtunpashtoonpashtoonpushtun

Example

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"After long deliberation about the choice of nations, I became a “Pathán.”"

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani پٹھان / पठान (paṭhān). Doublet of Pashtun.

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