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PATHAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An ethnic minority speaking Pashto and living in northwestern Pakistan and southeastern Afghanistan
Synonyms:
Pashtun; Pathan
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("Pathan" is a kind of...):
ethnic minority (a group that has different national or cultural traditions from the majority of the population)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A member of the mountain people living in the eastern regions of Afghanistan
Example:
Pathans are the predominant ethnic group in Afghanistan
Synonyms:
Pashtoon; Pashtun; Pathan; Pushtun
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Pathan" is a kind of...):
Afghan; Afghanistani (a native or inhabitant of Afghanistan)
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