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Pashtun.

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.

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Meaning & usage

adj
  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.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Pashto پښتون (pax̌tūn). Doublet of Pathan.

noun
  1. A member of the Iranic ethnic group native to Pashtunistan.

  2. A Pashto-speaking person.

    informal
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Pashto پښتون (pax̌tūn). Doublet of Pathan.

name
  1. Pashto: the language of the Pashtun ethnic group.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Pashto پښتون (pax̌tūn). Doublet of Pathan.

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