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PASHTUN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An ethnic minority speaking Pashto and living in northwestern Pakistan and southeastern Afghanistan

Synonyms:

Pashtun; Pathan

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("Pashtun" is a kind of...):

ethnic minority (a group that has different national or cultural traditions from the majority of the population)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A member of the mountain people living in the eastern regions of Afghanistan

Example:

Pathans are the predominant ethnic group in Afghanistan

Synonyms:

Pashtoon; Pashtun; Pathan; Pushtun

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Pashtun" is a kind of...):

Afghan; Afghanistani (a native or inhabitant of Afghanistan)

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