English Explanatory Dictionary

Afghanistan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia. Official name: Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Capital and largest city: Kabul.

Pronunciation

/æfˈɡɑːn.ɪˌstɑːn/ /æfˈɡæn.ɪˌstɑːn/ /æfˈɡæn.ɪˌstæn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Soundguys-Afghanistan.wav En-us-Afghanistan.ogg

Word forms

Afghanistan Affghanistan Affghanisthan Affghaunistan Afghanisthan Afghaunistan Afganistan

Etymology

Etymology tree Bactrian αβαγανο (abagano)der. Classical Persian افغان (afġān /afġân) Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *os Proto-Indo-Iranian *stáHnam Middle Persian -stʾn' Classical Persian ـستان (-istān /-estân) Classical Persian اَفْغَانِسْتَان (afġānistān)bor. English Afghanistan From Classical Persian اَفْغَانِسْتَان (afġānistān), from اَفْغَان (afġān, “Afghan”) + ـِسْتَان (-istān, “-istan: land of”), equivalent to Afghan + -istan.

Synonyms

Graveyard of Empires

Related words

Afghan Afghani Afghania Afghanistani

Derived words

Afghanistani Afghanistanism Democratic Republic of Afghanistan Emirate of Afghanistan Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Kingdom of Afghanistan Sublime State of Afghanistan
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