[syn: Pathan, Pashtun]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Pathan \Pathan\ prop. n.
A native or inhabitant of Afghanistan, especially of the
Pashtun tribes of southern Afghanistan.
Syn: Afghan, Afghanistani, Pashto, pashtun.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Pathan
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]
2: an ethnic minority speaking Pashto and living in northwestern
Pakistan and southeastern Afghanistan [syn: Pathan,
Pashtun]