English Explanatory Dictionary

Emirate of Afghanistan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A sovereign state in Central and South Asia, ruled by an emir, that existed from 1823 to 1926, preceding the Kingdom of Afghanistan.

Word forms

Emirate of Afghanistan the Emirate of Afghanistan

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian امارت افغانستان.

Derived words

Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
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