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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A city of southeast Afghanistan near the Pakistan border southwest of Kabul. Perhaps founded by Alexander the Great in the fourth century BC, the city has long been important for its strategic location on the trade routes of central Asia.

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  • proper noun A city and province in southern Afghanistan

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  • noun a city in southern Afghanistan; an important trading center

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From Pashto کندهار (Kandahār).

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