Pashtun

Examples

• All

• However, the Pashtun groups were too divided among themselves to mount a credible challenge.

  Academic text (1997)

• Joining me on the trail were a half-dozen heavily armed Frontier Police and local Pashtun tribesmen.

  Academic text (2008)

• This is a sweet Pashtun village.

  Rock the Kasbah (2015)

• We are returning to the picturesque Pashtun village.

  Rock the Kasbah (2015)

• A return to the British approach to tribal management has merit for the entire Pashtun tribal belt.

  Academic text (2011)

• At the same time, the Afghan National Army needs to become more inclusive of Pashtuns.

  Academic text (2012)

• Before the communist takeover and the Soviet invasion, the Pashtuns were the dominant group.

  Academic text (1997)

• For much of Afghanistan's recent history, the Pashtuns produced the Afghan monarchs and dominated the military and the bureaucracy.

  Academic text (1997)

• "I was prejudiced against Pashtuns and Tajiks when I joined the group, but these prejudices are now gone," Abdulai admits.

  Academic text (2011)

• The Pashtun culture is rich in traditions and history, reflecting their unique identity.

Synonyms

P

Pushtun

vsPashtun

14 8.8

A person from a group of people in eastern Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan, also called Pashtun or Pathan

is the standard form used to refer to that ethnic group

P

Pashtoon

vsPashtun

1 9.4

A person from a group in eastern Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan with their own language and culture

refers more generally to the ethnic group across both countries

P

Pathan

vsPashtun

1 9.6

A person from an ethnic group in northwest Pakistan and southeast Afghanistan who speaks Pashto

uses the broader two-country identity rather than a region-specific label

P

Pakhtun

vsPashtun

1 9.9

A person from a Pashto-speaking group in Afghanistan and Pakistan

focuses on ethnic identity including language and culture broadly

Surface Forms

Etymology