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    PASHTUN

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    An ethnic minority speaking Pashto and living in northwestern Pakistan and southeastern Afghanistanplay

    Synonyms:

    Pashtun; Pathan

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

    Hypernyms ("Pashtun" is a kind of...):

    ethnic minority (a group that has different national or cultural traditions from the majority of the population)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    A member of the mountain people living in the eastern regions of Afghanistanplay

    Example:

    Pathans are the predominant ethnic group in Afghanistan

    Synonyms:

    Pashtoon; Pashtun; Pathan; Pushtun

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Hypernyms ("Pashtun" is a kind of...):

    Afghan; Afghanistani (a native or inhabitant of Afghanistan)

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