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Of or relating to the Pashtuns (a segmentary-lineage ethnic group currently numbering some 50 million people, which is the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan and the second largest in Pakistan), or to their culture.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Pashto: the language of the Pashtun ethnic group.
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A member of the Iranic ethnic group native to Pashtunistan.
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A Pashto-speaking person.
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Usage: informal
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an ethnic minority speaking Pashto and living in northwestern Pakistan and southeastern Afghanistan
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Pathan
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Broader terms: ethnic minority
a member of the mountain people living in the eastern regions of Afghanistan
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Pathans are the predominant ethnic group in Afghanistan
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Pathan, Pushtun, Pashtoon
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Afghan, Afghanistani
Borrowed from Pashto پښتون (pax̌tūn). Doublet of Pathan.
Across languages
Translations
58 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
paixtu
— of or relating to the Pashtuns
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Finnish:
pataanilainen
— of or relating to the Pashtuns
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Finnish:
paštulainen
— of or relating to the Pashtuns
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Galician:
paxto
— of or relating to the Pashtuns
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German:
paschtunisch
— of or relating to the Pashtuns
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Hindi:
पठानी
(paṭhānī)
— of or relating to the Pashtuns
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Hindi:
पश्तूनी
(paśtūnī)
— of or relating to the Pashtuns
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Hindi:
पख़्तूनी
(paxtūnī)
— of or relating to the Pashtuns
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Latvian:
puštunu
— of or relating to the Pashtuns
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Polish:
pasztuński
— of or relating to the Pashtuns
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Portuguese:
pastó
— of or relating to the Pashtuns
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Russian:
пушту́нский
(puštúnskij)
— of or relating to the Pashtuns
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Spanish:
pastún
— of or relating to the Pashtuns
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Spanish:
pashtún
— of or relating to the Pashtuns
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Swedish:
pashtunsk
— of or relating to the Pashtuns
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Urdu:
پٹھان
(paṭhān)
— of or relating to the Pashtuns
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Urdu:
پختون
(paxtūn)
— of or relating to the Pashtuns
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Urdu:
پشتون
(paśtūn)
— of or relating to the Pashtuns
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Bengali:
পাঠান
(paṭhan)
— Ethnic Pashtun
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Bengali:
পশ্তুন
(pośtun)
— Ethnic Pashtun
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Bengali:
আফগান
(aphogan)
— Ethnic Pashtun
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Catalan:
paixtu
— Ethnic Pashtun
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Catalan:
afgà
— Ethnic Pashtun
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Chinese Mandarin:
普什圖人 /普什图人
(pǔshítúrén)
— Ethnic Pashtun
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Czech:
Paštun
— Ethnic Pashtun
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Czech:
Paštunka
— Ethnic Pashtun
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Esperanto:
paŝtuno
— Ethnic Pashtun
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Esperanto:
paŝtunino
— Ethnic Pashtun
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Finnish:
pataani
— Ethnic Pashtun
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Finnish:
paštu
— Ethnic Pashtun
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French:
Pachtoune
— Ethnic Pashtun
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Galician:
paxto
— Ethnic Pashtun
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German:
Paschtune
— Ethnic Pashtun
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German:
Paschtunin
— Ethnic Pashtun
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Gujarati:
પઠાણ
(paṭhāṇ)
— Ethnic Pashtun
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Gujarati:
પઠાણી
(paṭhāṇī)
— Ethnic Pashtun
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Hindi:
पठान
(paṭhān)
— Ethnic Pashtun
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Hindi:
पश्तून
(paśtūn)
— Ethnic Pashtun
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Hindi:
पख़्तून
(paxtūn)
— Ethnic Pashtun
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Kazakh:
паштун
(paştun)
— Ethnic Pashtun
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Kazakh:
пуштун
(puştun)
— Ethnic Pashtun
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Latvian:
puštuns
— Ethnic Pashtun
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Pashto:
پښتون
(paẍtun)
— Ethnic Pashtun
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Persian:
پشتون
(paštun)
— Ethnic Pashtun
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Polish:
Pasztun
— Ethnic Pashtun
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Polish:
Pasztunka
— Ethnic Pashtun
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Portuguese:
pastó
— Ethnic Pashtun
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Punjabi:
پَٹھاݨ
(paṭhāṇ)
— Ethnic Pashtun
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Russian:
пушту́н
(puštún)
— Ethnic Pashtun
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Spanish:
pastún
— Ethnic Pashtun
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Spanish:
pashtún
— Ethnic Pashtun
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Thai:
ปาทาน
— Ethnic Pashtun
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Finnish:
pataani
— Pashto-speaking person
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Finnish:
paštu
— Pashto-speaking person
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Galician:
paxto
— Pashto-speaking person
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Hindi:
पठान
(paṭhān)
— Pashto-speaking person
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Hindi:
पश्तून
(paśtūn)
— Pashto-speaking person
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Hindi:
पख़्तून
(paxtūn)
— Pashto-speaking person
