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Afghanistani

Afghanistani

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A person from Afghanistan
  • noun
  • /æfˈɡænɪˌstɑni/
translation icon : afgano
  • I've never met an Afghanistani before.

There were one or two like Afghanistani.

Examples

  • During our travels, we met an Afghanistani who shared fascinating stories about his homeland.

  • She introduced me to her friend, an Afghanistani who had just moved to the city.

  • An Afghanistani cultural festival was organized at the community center to celebrate the diversity of the area.

Synonyms

Afghan
vsAfghanistani
57 4.0

A person from Afghanistan

is the same meaning but appears as a longer suffix-based form

Surface Forms

Afghanistani singular
Afghanistanis plural

Morphology

Afghanistani = Afghanistan (transparent) = Afghanistan + i

Formed by adding the demonymic suffix '-i' to 'Afghanistan', producing the noun meaning 'a person from Afghanistan'.

Etymology

Afghanistani comes from Afghanistan, a name made from Afghan, meaning the people, and the Persian -stan, which means 'land'. With the ending -i it means 'a person from Afghanistan', so an Afghanistani is someone who was born in or lives in that country.