pashtun

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Synonyms: pashtu, pushtun, pakhtun

Antonyms: pashtu, pushtun, pakhtun

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Adjective

1. 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.

Noun

1. A member of an [[wikipedia: Eastern Iranian languages|Eastern Iranian]] ethnic group native to southeastern Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan (a region known as [[Pashtunistan]]).
2. {{lb|en|informal}} A [[Pashto]]-[[speaking]] person.

Proper noun

1. [[Pashto]]: the language of the Pashtun ethnic group.

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