1. a member of the mountain people living in the eastern regions of Afghanistan; - Example: "Pathans are the predominant ethnic group in Afghanistan" [syn: Pathan, Pashtun, Pushtun, Pashtoon]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Pashtoon
n 1: a member of the mountain people living in the eastern
regions of Afghanistan; "Pathans are the predominant ethnic
group in Afghanistan" [syn: Pathan, Pashtun, Pushtun,
Pashtoon]