Pashtun (n.)

  1. a member of the mountain people living in the eastern regions of Afghanistan; Pathans are the predominant ethnic group in Afghanistan

    [ Syn: pathan , pashtun , pushtun , pashtoon ]

  2. an ethnic minority speaking Pashto and living in northwestern Pakistan and southeastern Afghanistan

    [ Syn: pathan , pashtun ]

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