1
[ noun ] an ethnic minority speaking Pashto and living in northwestern Pakistan and southeastern Afghanistan

Synonyms

pashtun

Related terms

ethnic_minority

2
[ noun ] a member of the mountain people living in the eastern regions of Afghanistan

Synonyms

pashtun pushtun pashtoon

Examples

"Pathans are the predominant ethnic group in Afghanistan"

Related terms

Afghan

3
[ noun ] a native or inhabitant of Afghanistan

Synonyms

Afghanistani Pashto Afghan

Related terms

Asian pashtoon Kafir Afghanistan

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Rhymes with

earthen lecithin elizabethan leviathan jonathan lengthen strengthen lengthen

Phonetic and Homophones

P AE1 TH AH0 N

Similar Spelling

Payton Patton patten paton Patin Padin Paden

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