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Afghanistan

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See also: Afghánistán

English

English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

From Classical Persian افغانستان (Afġānistān), from افغان (Afġân, the Afghan, the Afghans) + ـستان (-estân, -istan: land of), equivalent to Afghan + -i- + -stan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /æfˈɡɑːn.ɪˌstɑːn/, /æfˈɡæn.ɪˌstɑːn/, /æfˈɡæn.ɪˌstæn/
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Proper noun

Afghanistan

  1. A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia. Official name: Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Capital and largest city: Kabul.
    • 2008 February 19, John F. Burns, “Britain: Life Sentence in Beheading Plot”, in The New York Times:
      Described by witnesses as a keen cricketer and pubgoer until contacts with Islamic militants radicalized him on a trip to Pakistan, he was ordered to serve at least 14 years for the plot, and for supplying militants in Afghanistan with money and equipment.

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Afrikaans

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Proper noun

Afghanistan

  1. Afghanistan (a landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia; capital: Kaboel)

Dutch

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑfˈxaːniˌstɑn/
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  • Hyphenation: Af‧gha‧ni‧stan

Proper noun

Afghanistan n

  1. Afghanistan (a landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)

French

French Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

Ultimately from Classical Persian افغانستان (afġānistān).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Afghanistan m

  1. Afghanistan (a landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia; capital: Kaboul)
    aller en Afghanistanto go to Afghanistan

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German

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /afˈɡaːnɪstaːn/
  • Audio:(file)
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  • Hyphenation: Af‧gha‧ni‧s‧tan

Proper noun

Afghanistan n (proper noun, genitive Afghanistans or (optionally with an article) Afghanistan)

  1. Afghanistan (a landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)

Further reading

  • Afghanistan” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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