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. Bob Menendez:

   After 20 years of blood and national treasure, the question is still in my mind, how do we ultimately ensure the Taliban can not run over the Afghan government and potentially create it as a place for terrorist attacks to take place ? How do we preserve the rights of Afghan women in civil society that have been achieved ?

2. Haseb Sediqi:

   The terrorists have very important goals in Dangam, such as establishing permanent bases or transferring their bases from the other side of the border, crushing the local people's uprising and of course creating problems for Afghan security forces.

3. Russian Colonel-General Alexander Manilov:

   I believe this is significantly more than it used to be before, i think there are real threats - from penetrations across the border to attempts to destabilize the states on the (Afghan) border.

4. Mullah Mansour:

   The creation of different groups ... is the last conspiracy of the invaders for continuation of the American proxy war in Afghanistan, god willing, the Afghan Muslim people will, through their strengthening of unity, foil this conspiracy.

5. Dana Pittard:

   Fort Bliss by population is in the top five installations in the U.S. Army, there is plenty of space. There are places you can put the Afghan immigrants and keep them secluded until you do the proper checks … so, there’s lots of room.