Afghan
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7.6
- noun
- /æfˈɡæn/
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pastún
- She also crocheted afghans for babies and taught catechism at St. Maria Goretti.
Examples
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Bucherer feels that the reconstruction, estimated to cost at least $30 million, will serve as a symbol that Afghanistan has triumphed over Taliban influence. "When I asked the local people which they would rather see rebuilt, the Buddhas or 30 bridges, not one single Afghan voted for the bridges," he says.
Academic text (2002) -
Tuvia looks at the Afghan.
Fiction book (2002) -
Makmoud was prepping diagnostics on the Afghan sat while we launched a replacement.
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(speaks in Afghan)
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(speaks in Afghan)
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While the museum official told the Afghan that he was unable to offer any assistance, he also refused to report the event to authorities or even allow me to publish his name in order to avoid attracting the ire of the Archaeology Department.
Academic text (2002) -
If I didn't drink, it would spill on my Afghan and the scent would be with me for days and the stain forever - or at least for as much of forever as I was going to be permitted to attend.
Fiction book (1997) -
Vendors will be displaying antiques, woodcrafts, folk art, afghans, jewelry, and gift baskets, as well as assorted collectibles and flea market merchandise.
Blog text (26) -
The Afghan language spoken in many regions of Afghanistan is known as Dari.
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Children in Afghanistan often learn to speak Afghan languages like Pashto at a young age.
Synonyms
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8.2
A language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan that serves as an official language in Afghanistan
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8.9
A language spoken in Afghanistan and parts of Pakistan, also called Pashto
1
8.7
A language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan and an official language of Afghanistan
A name sometimes used for Pashto or Dari, the main languages of Afghanistan
A form of Persian spoken in Afghanistan and used as an official language
A language spoken mainly in Afghanistan that is one of the country's official languages
A form of the Persian language that people speak mainly in Afghanistan
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
A helpful way to remember the language use is that English speakers sometimes call the main languages of Afghanistan 'Afghan', meaning languages like Pashto or Dari, so 'Afghan' in this sense points to the language people speak there.