Associations to the word «Pathan»

Wiktionary

PATHAN, noun. (derogatory) In India and Pakistan, a Pashtun; a member of the Pashto-speaking people of north-west Pakistan and south-east Afghanistan.

Dictionary definition

PATHAN, noun. A member of the mountain people living in the eastern regions of Afghanistan; "Pathans are the predominant ethnic group in Afghanistan".
PATHAN, noun. An ethnic minority speaking Pashto and living in northwestern Pakistan and southeastern Afghanistan.

Wise words

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