English Explanatory Dictionary

Panjshir

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A place in Afghanistan.
  2. Ellipsis of Panjshir Valley: a region of Panjshir Province, Afghanistan.
  3. A river in Panjshir Valley, Panjshir Province, Afghanistan.
  4. A former district of Parwan, Afghanistan.
  5. A province of Afghanistan.

Word forms

Panjshir Panjsher Panjsheer

Etymology

Borrowed from Iranian Persian پنجشیر (panjšir), from Classical Persian پنجشیر (panjšēr, literally “five lions”).

Derived words

Panjshiri Panjshir Valley
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