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Pash·tun

(pŭsh′to͞on)

A member of an ethnic group of Afghanistan and parts of western Pakistan.

[Pashto Pəštūn; see Pathan.]

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Pash•tun

or Push•tun

(pʌʃˈtun)

n., pl. -tuns, (esp. collectively) -tun.

a member of a people of S Asia, living mainly in E and S Afghanistan and adjacent parts of Pakistan, esp. the Northwest Frontier Province.

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Noun	1.	Pashtun - a member of the mountain people living in the eastern regions of Afghanistan; "Pathans are the predominant ethnic group in Afghanistan" Pashtoon, Pathan, Pushtun Afghanistani, Afghan - a native or inhabitant of Afghanistan
	2.	Pashtun - an ethnic minority speaking Pashto and living in northwestern Pakistan and southeastern Afghanistan Pathan ethnic minority - a group that has different national or cultural traditions from the majority of the population

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Pashtun

[pʌʃˈtʊn]

adj → pashtoun(e)

n → Pashtoun(e) m/f

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