[syn: Afghani, Afghan, Afghanistani]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Afghan \Af"ghan\, a.
Of or pertaining to Afghanistan.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Afghan \Af"ghan\, n.
1. A native of Afghanistan.
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2. A kind of worsted blanket or wrap.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Afghan
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Afghanistan or its
people [syn: Afghani, Afghan, Afghanistani]
n 1: a blanket knitted or crocheted in strips or squares;
sometimes used as a shawl
2: a native or inhabitant of Afghanistan [syn: Afghan,
Afghanistani]
3: an Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan; the
official language of Afghanistan [syn: Pashto, Pashtu,
Paxto, Afghani, Afghan]
4: a coat made of sheepskin [syn: sheepskin coat, afghan]
5: tall graceful breed of hound with a long silky coat; native
to the Near East [syn: Afghan hound, Afghan]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
31 Moby Thesaurus words for "afghan":
bed linen, bedclothes, bedcover, bedding, bedsheet, bedspread,
blanket, buffalo robe, case, clothes, comfort, comforter,
contour sheet, counterpane, cover, coverlet, coverlid, eiderdown,
fitted sheet, lap robe, linen, patchwork quilt, pillow slip,
pillowcase, quilt, robe, rug, sheet, sheeting, slip, spread