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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

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]

2. an ethnic minority speaking Pashto and living in northwestern Pakistan and southeastern Afghanistan;
[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]