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Afghan

Af·ghan [ áf gàn ] (plural Af·ghans)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. somebody from Afghanistan: somebody who comes from Afghanistan

2. language 
Same as  Pashto (sense 1)


3. breed 
Same as  Afghan hound


[Early 18th century. < Pashto afghāni "of Afghanistan"]

Af·ghan adjective
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