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afghan
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun afghan has 5 senses
- afghan(n = noun.artifact) Array - a blanket knitted or crocheted in strips or squares; sometimes used as a shawl; Array is a kind of blanket, cover
- afghan(n = noun.person) afghanistani - a native or inhabitant of Afghanistan; Array is a member of afghanistan, islamic state of afghanistan
- afghan(n = noun.communication) afghani, pashto, pashtu, paxto - an Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan; the official language of Afghanistan; Array is a kind of iranian, iranian language
- afghan(n = noun.artifact) sheepskin coat - a coat made of sheepskin; Array is a kind of coat
- afghan(n = noun.animal) afghan hound - tall graceful breed of hound with a long silky coat; native to the Near East; Array is a kind of hound, hound dog
is a kind of asian, asiatic
has particulars: kafir, pashtoon, pashtun, pathan, pushtun
Derived form adjective afghan1
Derived form adjective afghan1
Adjective afghan has 1 sense
- afghan(a = adj.pert) afghani, afghanistani - of or relating to or characteristic of Afghanistan or its people; Array Derived forms noun afghan3, noun afghan2, noun afghanistan1
CIDE DICTIONARY
afghan, a.
Of or pertaining to Afghanistan. [1913 Webster]
afghan, n.
- A native of Afghanistan. [1913 Webster]
- A kind of worsted blanket or wrap. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
afghan, n. & adj.
--n.
1 a a native or national of Afghanistan. b a person of Afghan descent.
2 the official language of Afghanistan (also called PASHTO).
3 (afghan) a knitted and sewn woollen blanket or shawl.
4 (in full Afghan coat) a kind of sheepskin coat with the skin outside and usu. with a shaggy border.
--adj. of or relating to Afghanistan or its people or language.
--n.
1 a a native or national of Afghanistan. b a person of Afghan descent.
2 the official language of Afghanistan (also called PASHTO).
3 (afghan) a knitted and sewn woollen blanket or shawl.
4 (in full Afghan coat) a kind of sheepskin coat with the skin outside and usu. with a shaggy border.
--adj. of or relating to Afghanistan or its people or language.
Idiom
Afghan hound a tall hunting dog with long silky hair.
Etymology
Pashto afghani
THESAURUS
afghan
bed linen, bedclothes, bedcover, bedding, bedsheet, bedspread, blanket, buffalo robe, case, clothes, comfort, comforter, contour sheet, counterpane, cover, coverlet, coverlid, eiderdown, fitted sheet, lap robe, linen, patchwork quilt, pillow slip, pillowcase, quilt, robe, rug, sheet, sheeting, slip, spread
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