Pathan
Pronunciations (2)
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/pəˈtɑːn/
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pəˈtɑːn
Noun
Synonym of Pashtun; a member of the Pashto-speaking people of today’s north-west Pakistan and south-east Afghanistan.
Usage- British
- India
- South-Asia
- Examples
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After long deliberation about the choice of nations, I became a “Pathán.”
More examples (1)
The 57-mile line from Jesselton to Beaufort was a more substantial undertaking than that from Weston, and a contract was given to the firm of George Pauling & Company, which brought many Pathans, veterans of railway building in India, to tackle the job.
Noun
a member of the mountain people living in the eastern regions of Afghanistan
- Broader terms
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Pathans are the predominant ethnic group in Afghanistan
an ethnic minority speaking Pashto and living in northwestern Pakistan and southeastern Afghanistan
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Word forms
Pathans