Afghan (adj.)

  1. of or relating to or characteristic of Afghanistan or its people

    [ Syn: afghani , afghan , afghanistani ]

    afghan (n.)

  1. a blanket knitted or crocheted in strips or squares; sometimes used as a shawl

  2. a native or inhabitant of Afghanistan

    [ Syn: afghan , afghanistani ]

  3. an Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan; the official language of Afghanistan

    [ Syn: pashto , pashtu , paxto , afghani , afghan ]

  4. a coat made of sheepskin

    [ Syn: sheepskin coat ]

  5. tall graceful breed of hound with a long silky coat; native to the Near East

    [ Syn: afghan hound , afghan ]

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