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Pashtun

Pronunciation: /pəʃˈtuːn/
(also Pakhtun /pəkˈtuːn/)
Definition of Pashtun

noun

  • a member of a Pashto-speaking people inhabiting southern Afghanistan and NW Pakistan. Also called Pathan.

Origin:

from Pashto paštūn

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