Pashtun
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Definition
- Noun:
- An ethnic group: A Pashtun is a member of a major ethnic group native to southern and eastern Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan.
- A speaker of Pashto: A Pashtun is a person whose native language is Pashto.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The Pashtun have a rich cultural tradition based on a tribal code.
- He is a Pashtun from the Kandahar region.
Advanced Usage
- As a collective noun: "The Pashtun" can refer to the ethnic group as a whole.
- The Pashtun are known for their hospitality and martial history.
Variants and Related Words
- Pashto (n): The Eastern Iranian language spoken by the Pashtun people.
- She is learning to speak Pashto.
- Pathan (n): A term historically used, particularly in South Asia, to refer to a Pashtun.
- The term 'Pathan' is commonly used in Pakistan and India.
Synonyms
- Pathan: (See Variants and Related Words)
- Afghan: In historical and some contemporary contexts, "Afghan" was synonymous with Pashtun, though in modern usage "Afghan" refers to any citizen of Afghanistan.
Noun
- an ethnic minority speaking Pashto and living in northwestern Pakistan and southeastern Afghanistan
- a member of the mountain people living in the eastern regions of Afghanistan
- Pathans are the predominant ethnic group in Afghanistan