Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to Afghanistan; Afghan.
- noun A native or inhabitant of Afghanistan; an Afghan.
- noun A person of Afghani ancestry.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A citizen or native of
Afghanistan . From an Afghan point of view this name is wrongly being used for Afghans. After the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan millions of Afghans took refuge in neighboring Pakistan and Iran. The Pakistanis and the international aid agencies coined this word to speak of Pakistanis versus the Afghans. - noun A
monetary currency used in Afghanistan, divided into 100pul . Seeafghani . - adjective Of or relating to Afghanistan, its people, or its language.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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LOH claims he is working for XE to train Afghani police!!!
Think Progress » Kansas lawmaker compares rape to auto theft. 2010
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It occurred to me that in North Africa, maybe Lebanese or Afghani is not quite your speed, you might be in the mood for some really good Mediterranean food.
Englewood, New Jersey: A Personalized Dining Guide for my Friend Muammar 2009
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We tried letting poppy cultivation resume as a way of putting cash in Afghani hands.
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For people within Afghanistan, the word Afghani is (apparently) associated with a specific ethnicity, and so the communists of that country once argued the adjective in English should be Afghanistani (i.e. so you would say "the Afghanistani roadway system ….").
Kasama redflags 2009
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Folkwear has a pattern called the Afghani Nomad Dress.
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Poor guy, I think he means Afghan, as in the people of Afghanistan, and not Afghani, which is the official currency of Afghanistan.
Josh Mull: North Carolina: Afghanistan Destroys Another Candidate 2010
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Poor guy, I think he means Afghan, as in the people of Afghanistan, and not Afghani, which is the official currency of Afghanistan.
Josh Mull: North Carolina: Afghanistan Destroys Another Candidate 2010
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A person from Afghanistan, however, is called an Afghan and would look at you funny if called an Afghani or Afghanistani.
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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A person from Afghanistan, however, is called an Afghan and would look at you funny if called an Afghani or Afghanistani.
The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time William Safire 2004
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"For people within Afghanistan, the word Afghani is (apparently) associated with a specific ethnicity, and so the communists of that country once argued the adjective in English should be Afghanistani (i.e. so you would say" the Afghanistani roadway system …. ").
Kasama redflags 2009
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