Pashtun

Speech parts

1. Pashtun - Noun

2. Pashtun - Adjective

3. Pashtun - Proper noun

Meaning

a member of the mountain people living in the eastern regions of Afghanistan

an ethnic minority speaking Pashto and living in northwestern Pakistan and southeastern Afghanistan

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

Pathan Pashtoon Pushtun afghan Pashto Pashtu Pakhtun Poshto Pukhto Pushto Pushtoon Pukhtun pashtoons

Hypernyms

afghan ethnic minority Afghanistani

Related terms

Pashto Pashtunwali Pashtunistan Pashtunist Pashtunism

Examples

Pathans are the predominant ethnic group in Afghanistan Source: Internet

Abdul Ghaffar Khan with Mahatma Gandhi Disassociation from Afghanistan, and increased connectivity to Punjab and the Gangetic Plains beyond Punjab, had a profound effect on Pashtun tribes living on the British side of the Durand Line. Source: Internet

According to the GRU, Sarwari was a better candidate as he could balance between the Pashtuns, Tajiks and Uzbeks; Najibullah was a Pashtun nationalist. Source: Internet

A legacy of Sufi activity may be found in some Pashtun regions, especially in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa area, as evident in songs and dances. Source: Internet

A GRU report argued that he was a Pashtun nationalist, a stance which could decrease the regime's popularity even more. Source: Internet

Al Biruni, writing in Tarikh al Hind, also alludes to the Pashtun tribes of Pakhtunkhwa as Hindus. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Pashto Pashtoon Pashtu Pashtunism Pashtunist Pashtunistan