English Explanatory Dictionary

Kandahar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A city, the capital of the province of Kandahar in southern Afghanistan.
  2. A province in southern Afghanistan.

Word forms

Kandahar Qandahar Candahar

Etymology

From Pashto کندهار (Kandahār, “Alexander, Alexandria”), ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia, “Alexandria Arachosia”), the city's ancient name. Doublet of Alexander, Alexandria, Alexandretta, Iskenderun, and Scandaroon.

Synonyms

Alexandria Alexandria Arachosia Alexandropolis Alexandria in Arachosia

Translations

Arabic: قَنْدَهَار Armenian: Ղանդահար Azerbaijani: Qəndəhar Bengali: কন্দহার Chinese Mandarin: 坎大哈 Chinese Mandarin: 岡大害 /冈大害 Chinese Mandarin: 愷達哈爾 /恺达哈尔 Hindi: कंधार Hindi: कन्धार Italian: Kandahar Japanese: カンダハル Korean: 칸다하르 Manchu: ᡴᠠᠨᡩ᠋ᠠᡥᠠᡵ Marathi: कंदाहार Pashto: کندهار Persian: قندهار Polish: Kandahar Russian: Кандага́р Tajik: Қандаҳор Turkish: Kandehar Ottoman Turkish: قَندَهار Urdu: قندھار Uzbek: Qandahor
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