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Pashtun — [push to͞on′] n. pl. Pashtun or Pashtuns a member of a Pashto speaking people of E Afghanistan and N Pakistan * * * Any member of a Pashto speaking people of southeastern Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan. The Pashtun, who number about 7.5… … Universalium
Pashtun — [push to͞on′] n. pl. Pashtun or Pashtuns a member of a Pashto speaking people of E Afghanistan and N Pakistan … English World dictionary
Pashtun — also Pushtun noun (plural Pashtuns; also Pushtuns or Pashtun; also Pushtun) Etymology: Pashto paštun, paxtun Date: 1815 a member of a people of eastern and southern Afghanistan and adjacent parts of Pakistan … New Collegiate Dictionary
Pashtun — noun 1. a member of the mountain people living in the eastern regions of Afghanistan Pathans are the predominant ethnic group in Afghanistan • Syn: ↑Pathan, ↑Pushtun, ↑Pashtoon • Hypernyms: ↑Afghan, ↑Afghanistani 2 … Useful english dictionary
Pashtun culture — is varied and is heavily influenced by that of South Central Asia and other Afghan peoples. Cultural Dances: Atan/Atanrh Among the dozens of different folk dances known as Atanrh [http://www.virtualafghans.com/attan/] ,… … Wikipedia
Pashtun Kot District — Pashtun Kot (Kowt) district is located in the center of Faryab Province southeast from Maymana. The district center Pashtun Kot is a suburb of Maymana (coord|35.91167|N|64.78667|E|,907 m altitude). The population is 159,300 (2004) … Wikipedia
Pashtun people — Pashtuns پښتانه Paṣ̌tun … Wikipedia
Pashtun diaspora — Pashtuns (Pashto: پښتون Unicode| Paṣtūn or پختون Unicode| Paxtūn , also rendered as Pushtuns, Pakhtuns, Pukhtuns), also called Pathans (Urdu: پٹھان, Hindi: पठान Unicode| Paṭhān ) have many communities world wide. In Pakistan, the word Pathan is… … Wikipedia
Pashtun Zarghun — Infobox Settlement official name =Pashtun Zarghun other name = native name = nickname = settlement type = motto = imagesize = 300px image caption = flag size = image seal size = image shield = shield size = image blank emblem = blank emblem type … Wikipedia
Pashtun Zarghun District — The Pashtun Zarghun District, formerly known as Foshanj, is situated in the central part of the Herat Province, Afghanistan in the valley of the Hari River. It borders with Karukh District to the North, Obe District to the east, Adraskan District … Wikipedia
