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Pashtoon

Pashtoon

1 9.4
A person from a group in eastern Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan with their own language and culture
  • noun
  • /pæʃˈtun/
: pashtún
  • The Pashtoon people have a rich cultural heritage that includes traditional music and dance.
  • Pashtoon community
  • Pashtoons in Karachi

Examples

  • It is said that there are more Pashtoons in Karachi than in Peshawar.

    Academic text (2018)

  • While Punjabis got hold of administrative and industrial opportunities, the Pashtoons took over the construction labor and transport sectors.

    Academic text (2018)

  • We are Pashtoon Afghans; we claim our territory to be in our control forever.

    Blog text (25)

  • The Muhajir community was not in competition with Pashtoons in these employment opportunities.

    Academic text (2018)

  • So, Afghanistan is a universal home of the Afghans and Pashtoons; no one is allowed to divide us.

    Blog text (25)

  • Pashtoons migrated to Karachi for better economic opportunities and were ready to take up any job, including construction labor or driving public transport, etc.

    Academic text (2018)

  • The political platforms for Muhajirs and Pashtoons were different and not solely aligned with the ethnic manifesto in the 1960s and 1970s.

    Academic text (2018)

  • There were three persistent ethnic stakeholders in Karachi: Sindhis, Muhajirs, and Pashtoons.

    Academic text (2018)

  • The ethnic conflict between Urdu-speaking Muhajirs and Pashtoons started brewing up after the first martial law in Pakistan in 1958.

    Academic text (2018)

  • The ethnic friction in Karachi had different dynamics and players, such as Muhajirs, Sindhis, Pashtoons, and Punjabis.

    Academic text (2018)

Synonyms

Pushtun
vsPashtoon
14 8.8

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

omits alternate names and focuses on culture and language
Pashtun
vsPashtoon
3 9.3

A person from a group that mainly lives in Afghanistan and Pakistan and has its own language and culture

highlights mountain origin in eastern and northwestern regions
Pathan
vsPashtoon
1 9.6

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

uses eastern Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan as primary location
Pakhtun
vsPashtoon
1 9.9

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

emphasizes mountain origin and cultural identity instead

Surface Forms

Pashtoon singular
Pashtoons plural

Etymology

Pashtoon comes from the name the people use in their own language: Pashtun (also spelled Pakhtun) and from Pashto, their language. So a Pashtoon is simply a person who belongs to the Pashto-speaking mountain communities of eastern Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan.