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Pashtun
[ pash-toon, pahsh-, puhsh- ]
noun
- a people of eastern and southern Afghanistan and neighboring regions of northwest Pakistan; the dominant ethnic group in Afghanistan.
- Also called Pa·than [p, uh, -, tahn]. a member of the Pashtun people.
adjective
- of, relating to, or characteristic of the Pashtun people.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Pashtun1
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Example Sentences
He went further, saying the time has come for Pashtuns to acknowledge a non-Pashtun as their leader.
By contrast, Ashraf Ghani, the current forerunner in the partial second round results, got record support in Pashtun areas.
“When the U.S. leaves, the Taliban will get ‘red eyes,’” says Jan using a Pashtun metaphor for becoming more aggressive.
According to Ismael Yoon, the director of the Pashtun-language station, the two singers were becoming increasingly popular.
Sanga Aman, a Pashtun TV news anchor, was killed by her parents in 2007.
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