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Pathan

[ puh-tahn, puht-hahn ]

noun

  1. an Afghan dwelling in India.


Pathan

/ pəˈtɑːn /

noun

  1. a member of the Pashto-speaking people of Afghanistan, NW Pakistan, and elsewhere, most of whom are Muslim in religion
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Pathan1

C17: from Hindi
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Example Sentences

One of my Lahore friends is the daughter of a high-ranking officer in the Frontier Corps who is Pathan.

After that isle is another large isle, called Pathan, which is a great kingdom, full of fair cities and towns.

Kim, regarded as Mahbub Ali's favourite by all who wished to stand well with the Pathan, was not called upon to work.

Mahbub's hand shot into his bosom, for to call a Pathan a 'black man' (kala admi) is a blood-insult.

Beyond the observatory was an old Pathan mosque, in which was placed an Infantry piquet with two field-guns.

Loyalty of our Pathan soldiers There had been no fighting for some days, and most of the wounded had been removed.

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