afghan has definitions from the fields of clothing,linguistics,zoology
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[ noun ] a blanket knitted or crocheted in strips or squares; sometimes used as a shawl

Used in print

(S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)

Then , having wrapped the lot in an afghan my dog customarily slept on , you lammed out the front_door , considerately leaving it open for neighbors to discover .

Related terms

blanket

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[ noun ] a native or inhabitant of Afghanistan
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[ noun ] (linguistics) an Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan; the official language of Afghanistan

Related terms

Iranian jirga

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[ adjective ] of or relating to or characteristic of Afghanistan or its people
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[ noun ] (zoology) tall graceful breed of hound with a long silky coat; native to the Near East

Synonyms

Afghan_hound

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hound

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[ noun ] (clothing) a coat made of sheepskin

Synonyms

sheepskin_coat

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coat

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