Pathan

Other forms: Pathans

Definitions of Pathan
  1. noun
    a member of the mountain people living in the eastern regions of Afghanistan
    synonyms: Pashtoon, Pashtun, Pushtun
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    type of:
    Afghan, Afghanistani
    a native or inhabitant of Afghanistan
  2. noun
    an ethnic minority speaking Pashto and living in northwestern Pakistan and southeastern Afghanistan
    synonyms: Pashtun
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    type of:
    ethnic minority
    a group that has different national or cultural traditions from the majority of the population
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