What does Afghan mean?
Definitions for Afghan
ˈæf gæn, -gənAfghan
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word Afghan.
Princeton's WordNet
afghannoun
a blanket knitted or crocheted in strips or squares; sometimes used as a shawl
Afghan, Afghanistaninoun
a native or inhabitant of Afghanistan
Pashto, Pashtu, Paxto, Afghani, Afghannoun
an Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan; the official language of Afghanistan
sheepskin coat, afghannoun
a coat made of sheepskin
Afghan hound, Afghanadjective
tall graceful breed of hound with a long silky coat; native to the Near East
Afghani, Afghan, Afghanistaniadjective
of or relating to or characteristic of Afghanistan or its people
Wiktionary
Afghannoun
A person from Afghanistan or of Afghan descent.
Afghannoun
A person of Pashtun ethnicity or of Pashtun descent.
Afghannoun
A breed of dogs, the Afghan hound.
Afghanadjective
Of, from, or pertaining to Afghanistan.
Afghanadjective
Of, from, or pertaining to the Pashtun ethnic community.
Afghannoun
Pashto, a language primarily spoken in Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan.
Afghannoun
Short form for Afghanistan.
He will be in Afghan for another six months.
afghannoun
A blanket or throw, usually crocheted or knitted.
afghannoun
A type of iced chocolate biscuit, sometimes containing cornflakes and topped with a walnut, popular in Australia and New Zealand.
Etymology: افغان via आभगन from अश्वक
Webster Dictionary
Afghanadjective
of or pertaining to Afghanistan
Afghannoun
a native of Afghanistan
Afghannoun
a kind of worsted blanket or wrap
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Afghan in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Afghan in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of Afghan in a Sentence
There will be no takeover by the The Taliban, the Afghan people are determined to defend our country, The Afghan people, and our values.
This is ultimately about national interests not just for the Afghanistan John Bass, but it is vital national interest -- 9/11 terrorists groups came from here, and today there are other terrorist groups that could affect external to Afghanistan and the homeland, when I leave Afghanistan this time, and I tell this to the Afghan people, it will be my last time as a soldier and what I would like to leave is a country that is peaceful and unified. Now that's a tall order, but that would be my hope.
For now, the U.S. is acting on the Pakistani promise that if the Pakistan army's enemies are eliminated, Pakistan will help reconcile the Afghan Taliban, the spike in attacks against al Qaeda does mean closer U.S.-Pakistan tactics. But it's tactical moves, not a deeper strategic shift ... Overall trust is still low.
The problem is where the Afghan forces have to fend for themselves, they're fine as long as they're being assisted and they're being provided air cover and things like that by Western forces. But it's when they're left to their own devices that they seem to struggle.
We have to assume that the The Taliban victory will make it easier for al Qaeda and the Islamic State and other extremist groups to establish sanctuaries on Afghan soil.
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- أفغانيArabic
- afghanskeDanish
- afghanischGerman
- afganaEsperanto
- afganoSpanish
- افغانPersian
- afganistanilainenFinnish
- afghanFrench
- afghanIrish
- अफ़ग़ानHindi
- afgánHungarian
- afghanIndonesian
- afganoItalian
- 아프가니스탄 사람Korean
- afghanLatin
- afghanNorwegian
- afgańskiPolish
- afegãoPortuguese
- AfghanRomanian
- афганскийRussian
- afghanSwedish
- AfganTurkish
- افغانUrdu
- אַפגהאַןYiddish
- 阿富汗Chinese
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