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Definition of Afghan

1. Noun. A blanket knitted or crocheted in strips or squares; sometimes used as a shawl.

2. Adjective. Of or relating to or characteristic of Afghanistan or its people.

3. Noun. A native or inhabitant of Afghanistan.

4. Noun. An Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan; the official language of Afghanistan.

5. Noun. A coat made of sheepskin.

6. Noun. Tall graceful breed of hound with a long silky coat; native to the Near East.

Definition of Afghan

1. a. Of or pertaining to Afghanistan.

2. n. A native of Afghanistan.

Definition of Afghan

1. Noun. A person from Afghanistan or of Afghan descent. ¹

2. Noun. A person of Pashtun ethnicity or of Pashtun descent. ¹

3. Noun. A breed of dogs, the Afghan hound. ¹

4. Proper noun. Pashto, a language primarily spoken in Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan. ¹

5. Proper noun. (UK military slang) Short form for Afghanistan. ¹

6. Adjective. Of, from, or pertaining to Afghanistan. ¹

7. Adjective. Of, from, or pertaining to the Pashtun ethnic community. ¹

8. Noun. A blanket or throw, usually crocheted or knitted. ¹

9. Noun. (AU NZ) A type of iced chocolate biscuit, sometimes containing cornflakes and topped with a walnut, popular in Australia and New Zealand. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Afghan

1. a woolen blanket or shawl [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Afghan

Aetobatus narinari Aetolia AfPak Afade Afars and Issas Afbachir Afeefa Aferdita Afers Affade

Affenpinscher Affenpinschers Affghanistan Affirmed Afghan Afghan Sign Language Afghan hound Afghan hounds Afghan monetary unit Afghani

Afghanis Afghanisation Afghanistan Afghanistani Afghanistanis Afghanistanism Afghanization Afghans Afipia felis

Literary usage of Afghan

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"Bending back westwards upon itself, the line of afghan frontier now follows the water-parting of the Hindu Rush; and as the Hindu Kush absolutely overhangs ..."

2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Edward Aloysius Pace (1922)
"The the mark of Indian influence. In writing the afghan seek protection at Lahore. afghan originated from the old Iran, it now shows deposed Shah ..."

3. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1879)
"The Persian word afghan means lamentation, groaning, alas, as in afghan harden, to make lamentation. A map is given in Thornton's' gazetteer of afghanistan ..."

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