afghan

noun

1. A person from Afghanistan.

   “Four cases of measles – a highly contagious virus – have also been discovered among Afghans who recently arrived in the US, prompting the administration to temporarily pause flights of Afghan refugees to the US.”

2. (historical)A person of Pashtun ethnicity.
3. Synonym of Afghan rug.
4. Synonym of Afghan Hound.
5. Synonym of Afghan coat.
6. (alt-of)Alternative letter-case form of afghan (“crocheted or knitted blanket or throw”)
7. (New-Zealand, alt-of)Alternative letter-case form of afghan (“type of iced chocolate biscuit”)
8. A blanket or throw, usually crocheted or knitted.
9. (Australia, New-Zealand)A type of iced chocolate biscuit, sometimes containing cornflakes and topped with a walnut.

name

1. Pashto, a language primarily spoken by Pashtun people in Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan.
2. (UK, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang)Clipping of Afghanistan.

   “He will be in Afghan for another six months.”

adj

1. (not-comparable)Of, from or relating to Afghanistan, its people, or its culture.

   “After the biggest military evacuation in history, the Biden administration will now resettle more than 60,000 Afghan refugees inside the US over the next several weeks.”

2. (not-comparable)Of, from, or pertaining to the Pashtun ethnic community.