Paschtune — meaning in English

English meaning

• Afghan adj Relating to Afghanistan or its people and culture.
• pashtun adj Of or relating to the Pashtuns (a segmentary-lineage ethnic group currently numbering some 50 million people, which is the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan and the second largest in Pakistan), or to their culture.

Senses

Paschtune is used for these senses in English:

• Afghan (historical) A person of Pashtun ethnicity. [from 1625]

Afghan — full definition

1. adj Relating to Afghanistan or its people and culture.
2. noun A knitted or crocheted blanket.

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