Synonyms for Afghan
ˈæf gæn, -gənafghan

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1. Afghannoun

   Synonyms:
   Pashtun, Pashto

2. Afghannoun

   A blanket or throw, usually crocheted or knitted.

   Synonyms:
   Pashto, Pashtun

3. Afghannoun

   A type of iced chocolate biscuit, sometimes containing cornflakes and topped with a walnut, popular in Australia and New Zealand.

   He will be in Afghan for another six months.

   Synonyms:
   Pashtun, Pashto

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1. afghannoun

   a blanket knitted or crocheted in strips or squares; sometimes used as a shawl

   Synonyms:
   sheepskin coat

2. Afghan, Afghanistaninoun

   a native or inhabitant of Afghanistan

   Synonyms:
   sheepskin coat

3. Pashto, Pashtu, Paxto, Afghani, Afghannoun

   an Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan; the official language of Afghanistan

   Synonyms:
   sheepskin coat

4. sheepskin coat, afghannoun

   a coat made of sheepskin

   Synonyms:
   afghan, sheepskin coat

5. Afghan hound, Afghanadjective

   tall graceful breed of hound with a long silky coat; native to the Near East

   Synonyms:
   sheepskin coat

6. Afghani, Afghan, Afghanistaniadjective

   of or relating to or characteristic of Afghanistan or its people

Matched Categories

1. • Asian
   • Blanket
   • Coat

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1. List of paraphrases for "afghan":

   afghans, afghanistan, afghani, afghanis

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1. Mahbouba Seraj:

   The decision by the Taliban, if it is not swiftly reversed, will profoundly harm the Afghan people, the country’s prospects for economic growth and the Taliban’s ambition to improve their relations with the international community.

2. Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry:

   We believe that there should be effective action by Afghan national security forces to ensure that there are no military gains by the Taliban.

3. Steven Kwon:

   According to the Inspector General, there was a mistake but no one acted wrongly, and I’m left wondering, how can that be? clearly, good military intentions are not enough when the outcome is 10 precious Afghan civilian lives lost and reputations ruined.

4. Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry:

   We are doing whatever we can to persuade the Taliban and the Haqqani leadership, whoever we can contact, we believe the Afghan government should also make ... a similar kind of effort.

5. Mohammad Karim Atal:

   Afghan soldiers had paid a heavy price and had recaptured some of the areas in those districts by shedding their blood only few months back, but now because of mismanagement, lack of coordination and weak leadership they left them to the hands of the enemies.