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AFGHAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Tall graceful breed of hound with a long silky coat; native to the Near East
Synonyms:
Afghan; Afghan hound
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Afghan" is a kind of...):
hound; hound dog (any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A blanket knitted or crocheted in strips or squares; sometimes used as a shawl
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("afghan" is a kind of...):
blanket; cover (bedding that keeps a person warm in bed)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A coat made of sheepskin
Synonyms:
afghan; sheepskin coat
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("afghan" is a kind of...):
coat (an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors)
Sense 4
Meaning:
An Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan; the official language of Afghanistan
Synonyms:
Afghan; Afghani; Pashto; Pashtu; Paxto
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Afghan" is a kind of...):
Iranian; Iranian language (the modern Persian language spoken in Iran)
Domain member category:
Jirga (a Pashto term for a decision making assembly of male elders)
Derivation:
Afghan (of or relating to or characteristic of Afghanistan or its people)
Sense 5
Meaning:
A native or inhabitant of Afghanistan
Synonyms:
Afghan; Afghanistani
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Afghan" is a kind of...):
Asian; Asiatic (a native or inhabitant of Asia)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Afghan"):
Kafir (a member of the Kafir people in northeastern Afghanistan)
Pashtoon; Pashtun; Pathan; Pushtun (a member of the mountain people living in the eastern regions of Afghanistan)
Holonyms ("Afghan" is a member of...):
Afghanistan; Islamic State of Afghanistan (a mountainous landlocked country in central Asia; bordered by Iran to the west and Russia to the north and Pakistan to the east and south)
Derivation:
Afghan (of or relating to or characteristic of Afghanistan or its people)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or characteristic of Afghanistan or its people
Synonyms:
Afghan; Afghani; Afghanistani
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Afghanistan (a mountainous landlocked country in central Asia; bordered by Iran to the west and Russia to the north and Pakistan to the east and south)
Derivation:
Afghan (an Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan; the official language of Afghanistan)
Afghan (a native or inhabitant of Afghanistan)
Afghanistan (a mountainous landlocked country in central Asia; bordered by Iran to the west and Russia to the north and Pakistan to the east and south)
