PASHTUN

Meaning of PASHTUN in English

[ pəʃ'tu:n ]

(also Pakhtun pək'tu:n )

■ noun a member of a Pashto-speaking people inhabiting NW Pakistan and SE Afghanistan. Also called Pathan .

Origin

from Pashto paštūn .

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

PASHTUN — also Pushtun noun (plural ~s; also Pushtuns or ~; also Pushtun) Etymology: Pashto paštun, paxtun Date: 1815 a member of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PASHTUN — Any member of a Pashto-speaking people of southeastern Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan. The Pashtun, who number about 7.5 million in …
Английский словарь Британика
PASHTUN — noun see pashtoon
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PASHTUN — also Push·tun ˌpəsh-ˈtün ( plural Pashtuns also Pushtuns or Pashtun also Pushtun ) Etymology: Pashto paštun, paxtun Date: 1815 : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PASHTUN — [Pash.tun] n, pl Pashtuns or Pashtun (1815): a member of a people of eastern and southern Afghanistan and adjacent parts …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PASHTUN — also spelled Pushtun, or Pakhtun, Hindustani Pathan, Persian Afghan Pashto-speaking people of southeastern Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan. They constitute the …
Britannica English vocabulary
PASHTUN — n. Any member of a Pashto-speaking people of southeastern Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan. The Pashtun, who number about 7.5 million …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PASHTUN — Пуштуны
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PASHTUN — n. Variant: also Push · tun Pronunciation: ˌ p ə sh- ' tün Function: noun Inflected Form: plural Pashtuns also …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PUSHTUN — see: Pashtun
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PATHAN — noun Etymology: Hindi & Urdu Paṭhān, from Pashto (eastern dialect) Paxtana, plural of Paxtun Date: 1638 Pashtun
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AFGHAN — noun Etymology: Persian afghān Pashtun Date: 1767 1. a. Pashtun , Pashto , a native or inhabitant of ~istan, a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
KHYBER PASS — Pass in the Spīn Ghār (Safīd Kūh) Range on the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. About 33 mi (53 km) …
Английский словарь Британика
AFGHANISTAN — officially Islamic State of Afghanistan Country, south-central Asia. Area: 251,825 sq mi (652,225 sq km). Population (2002 est.: 27,756,000). Capital: …
Английский словарь Британика
PASHTOON — noun or pash·tun ˌpəshˈtün ( plural pashtoon or pashtoons or pashtun or pashtuns ) Usage: usually capitalized 1. : a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PUSHTUN — variant of Pashtun
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PATHAN — noun Etymology: Hindi & Urdu Paṭhān, from Pashto (eastern dialect) Paxtana, plural of Paxtun Date: 1638 : Pashtun
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AFGHAN — -gən noun Etymology: Persian afghān Pashtun Date: 1767 1. a. (1) : Pashtun (2) : Pashto b. : a native …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PATHAN — [ pə'tα:n ] ■ noun another term for Pashtun . Origin from Hindi Paṭhān .
Concise Oxford English vocab
PUSHTUN — [Push.tun] var of pashtun
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PATHAN — [Pa.than] n [Hindi Pathan, fr. Pashto (eastern dial.) Pakhtana, pl. of Pakhtun] (1638): pashtun
Merriam-Webster English vocab
AFGHAN — [Af.ghan] n [Per afghan Pashtun] (1767) 1 a (1): pashtun (2): pashto b: a native or inhabitant of Afghanistan 2. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
YEAR IN REVIEW 2001: WORLD-AFFAIRS — Afghanistan Area: 652,225 sq km (251,825 sq mi)Population (2000 est.):25,889,000 (including Afghan refugees estimated to number about 1,100,000 in Pakistan …
Britannica English vocabulary
YEAR IN REVIEW 2000: WORLD-AFFAIRS — Afghanistan Area: 652,225 sq km (251,825 sq mi)Population (1999 est.):25,825,000 (including Afghan refugees estimated to number about 1,100,000 in Pakistan …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1998: WORLD-AFFAIRS — AFGHANISTAN Area: 652,225 sq km (251,825 sq mi) Population (1997 est.): 23,738,000 (including Afghan refugees estimated to number more than …
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RED SHIRT MOVEMENT — byname of Khudai Khitmatgar (Persian: Servants of God), an action in support of the Indian National Congress started by Abdul …
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RANJIT SINGH — born Nov. 13, 1780, Budrukhan, or Gujranwala, India died June 27, 1839, Lahore [now in Pakistan] also spelled Runjit Singh, …
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PASHTO LANGUAGE — also called Pushtu, Pakhto, or Afghan, Eastern Iranian language spoken by the Pashtun in eastern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan. Its …
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NORTH-WEST FRONTIER PROVINCE — northernmost province of Pakistan. It is bounded by Afghanistan to the west and north, the territory of Jammu and Kashmir …
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KANDAHAR — also spelled Qandahar city in south-central Afghanistan. It lies on a plain next to the Tarnak River, at an elevation …
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DURAND LINE — boundary established in the Hindu Kush in 1893 running through the tribal lands between Afghanistan and British India, marking their …
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AFRIDI — Pashtun tribe inhabiting the hill country from the eastern spurs of the Safid Range to northern Pakistan. The Afridis, whose …
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