afghan

Pluralafghans

1. 1
   adjective · Afghan

   Coming from Afghanistan, or having to do with Afghanistan.

   Our new neighbors are an Afghan family who moved here last spring.

   She cooked an Afghan rice dish with carrots and raisins for the party.

2. 2
   noun · Afghancountable

   A person who comes from Afghanistan, lives there, or whose family comes from there.

   Laila is an Afghan who moved to Canada when she was six.

   Many Afghans came to our town to start new lives.

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3. 3
   nouncountable

   A blanket, usually knitted or crocheted from yarn.

   Grandma knitted a warm afghan for my bed.

   He fell asleep on the couch under a striped afghan.

   Similarblanket, throw

4. 4
   noun · Afghancountable

   A dog of the kind called an Afghan hound.

   We take our Afghan to the dog park every Saturday.

   She brushes her Afghan's long hair every morning.

5. 5
   proper noun · Afghan

   Another name for Pashto, a language spoken mostly by Pashtun people in Afghanistan and northwest Pakistan.

   Her grandfather taught her some old songs in Afghan.

   Before his trip, he learned a little Afghan from a book.

6. 6
   noun · Afghancountable

   A rug from Afghanistan, also called an Afghan rug.

   We bought a red Afghan for the living room floor.

   The old Afghan in the hall still feels soft under your feet.

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7. 7
   adjective · Afghan

   Belonging to or having to do with the Pashtun people.

   The Afghan tribes on both sides of the border speak the same language, Pashto.

   Her family had never lived in Afghanistan, but they called themselves Afghan and spoke Pashto at home.

   SimilarPashtun

8. 8
   noun · Afghanhistoricalcountable

   A person who belongs to the Pashtun people.

   Long ago, the traders hired an Afghan, a Pashtun from the hills near Peshawar, to lead them.

   Long ago, the Afghans of the valley spoke Pashto, while their Tajik neighbors spoke Persian.

   SimilarPashtun, Pathan

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9. 9
   noun · Afghancountable

   A coat in a style from Afghanistan, also called an Afghan coat.

   He wore his old Afghan to the concert because the night was cold.

   She found a warm Afghan with a furry collar at the secondhand store.

10. 10
    nounAustraliaNew Zealandcountable

    A chocolate cookie with icing, sometimes made with cornflakes and with a walnut on top.

    Mum made a tray of afghans for the school fair.

    I had an afghan with my cup of tea after lunch.

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    proper noun · AfghanslangUKabbreviationclipping

    Short form of Afghanistan. British soldiers use it as slang.

    My dad was in Afghan when I was little.

    Her brother goes back to Afghan with the army next month.

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