Pashtun

Pash·tun

P0094600 (pŭsh′to͞on)n. A member of an ethnic group of Afghanistan and parts of western Pakistan.

[Pashto Pəštūn; see Pathan.]

Pash•tun

or Push•tun

(pʌʃˈtun)

n., pl. -tuns, (esp. collectively) -tun. a member of a people of S Asia, living mainly in E and S Afghanistan and adjacent parts of Pakistan, esp. the Northwest Frontier Province.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Pashtun - a member of the mountain people living in the eastern regions of Afghanistan; "Pathans are the predominant ethnic group in Afghanistan"Pashtoon, Pathan, PushtunAfghanistani, Afghan - a native or inhabitant of Afghanistan
	2.	Pashtun - an ethnic minority speaking Pashto and living in northwestern Pakistan and southeastern AfghanistanPathanethnic minority - a group that has different national or cultural traditions from the majority of the population

Translations

Pashtun

noun

Synonyms for Pashtun

noun a member of the mountain people living in the eastern regions of Afghanistan

Synonyms

Pashtoon
Pathan
Pushtun

Related Words

Afghanistani
Afghan

noun an ethnic minority speaking Pashto and living in northwestern Pakistan and southeastern Afghanistan

Synonyms

Pathan

Related Words

ethnic minority