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Afridi|əˈfriːdɪ|
Also Afreedi.
[Pashto.]
A Pathan people inhabiting the mountainous region between Pakistan and Afghanistan; a member of this people. Also attrib.
1815M. Elphinstone Kingdom of Caubul iii. i. 356 The Khyberees consist of three independent tribes,..the Afreedees, Shainwaurees, and Oorookzyes. 1875Encycl. Brit. I. 227/2 The Momands, Afrîdîs, Vasîrîs, &c. 1908Mrs. H. Ward D. Mallory i. ii. 27 In the English House of Commons, there were men..who held an Afridi life dearer than an English one. 1923Kipling Land & Sea Tales 4 The little hillsman of the North-east Indian Frontier, Afreedi, Pathan, Biluch. 1932― Limits & Renewals 209 He was a hard-bitten Afridi from the Khaiber hills. |