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PASHTUN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Pashtun mean?
• PASHTUN (noun)
The noun PASHTUN has 2 senses:
1. a member of the mountain people living in the eastern regions of Afghanistan
2. an ethnic minority speaking Pashto and living in northwestern Pakistan and southeastern Afghanistan
Familiarity information: PASHTUN used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A member of the mountain people living in the eastern regions of Afghanistan
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Pashtoon; Pashtun; Pathan; Pushtun
Context example:
Pathans are the predominant ethnic group in Afghanistan
Hypernyms ("Pashtun" is a kind of...):
Afghan; Afghanistani (a native or inhabitant of Afghanistan)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An ethnic minority speaking Pashto and living in northwestern Pakistan and southeastern Afghanistan
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
Pashtun; Pathan
Hypernyms ("Pashtun" is a kind of...):
ethnic minority (a group that has different national or cultural traditions from the majority of the population)
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