Afghania
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Etymology
From Afghan (“A person of Pashtun ethnicity”) + -ia (“land”). Coined by Choudhary Rahmat Ali who published it in the pamphlet Now or Never issued on January 28, 1933 as the "a" in Pakistan (then Pakstan). Compare Latin Afgania.
Proper noun
Afghania (uncountable)
- A proposed name for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a province in northwestern Pakistan
Synonyms
- North-West Frontier Province (official name of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa until 2010)
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