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Afghanistani

Afghanistani

6.1
Relating to Afghanistan or its people
  • adjective
  • /æfˈɡænɪˌstɑni/
translation icon : afgano
  • Many Afghanistani families value education for their children, especially girls.

Examples

  • This NGO prevents education among Afghanistani women and men with specific women.

  • Even our Afghanistani "friends," the ones we’re training are killing our guys under Obama.

    Blog text (31)

  • She grew two inches before my eyes, and I thought again of the Afghanistani women fighting at the sides of their husbands and brothers, of the one I found, limbs hacked willy-nilly, but her brown eyes wide open.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • The Afghanistani culture is rich in history and tradition.

  • The Afghanistani cuisine is known for its delicious use of spices and fresh ingredients.

Synonyms

Afghan
vsAfghanistani
199 4.0

Relating to Afghanistan or its people

is the same in meaning but differs in spelling or formal usage
Afghani
vsAfghanistani
6 5.5

From Afghanistan or connected to its people and culture

is identical in meaning but appears in a different written form or style

Surface Forms

Afghanistani positive

Morphology

Afghanistani = Afghanistan (transparent) = Afghanistan + i

Formed by adding the demonymic suffix '-i' to 'Afghanistan', so the meaning is directly derived from the country name.

Etymology

Afghanistani comes from Afghanistan, a name made from Afghan, meaning the people, and the Persian -stan, which means 'land'. Adding the ending -i means 'from Afghanistan', so Afghanistani describes things or culture that come from that country.