Pathan

Pathan
noun /pəˈtɑːn/
In India and Pakistan, a Pashtun; a member of the Pashto-speaking people of south-east Afghanistan.

After long deliberation about the choice of nations, I became a “Pathán.”


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  • Pathan — Pachtounes Demande de traduction Pashtun people → …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Pathan — noun Etymology: Hindi & Urdu Paṭhān, from Pashto (eastern dialect) Paxtana, plural of Paxtun Date: 1638 Pashtun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Pathan — [pə tα:n] noun another term for Pashtun. Origin from Hindi Paṭhān …   English new terms dictionary

  • Pathan — /peuh tahn , peuht hahn /, n. 1. Afghan (def. 1). 2. an Afghan dwelling in India. * * * …   Universalium

  • pathan — pa·than …   English syllables

  • Pathan — Pa•than [[t]pəˈtɑn, pətˈhɑn[/t]] n. peo a Pashtun …   From formal English to slang

  • Pathan — /pəˈtan/ (say puh tahn) noun 1. a member of the Pashto speaking people of Afghanistan, north west Pakistan, and other parts of the Indian peninsula, most of whom belong to the Muslim religion. –adjective 2. of or relating to this people …  

  • pathan, e —  adj. D un peuple du Pakistan …   Le dictionnaire des mots absents des autres dictionnaires

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