Afghanistan

See also: Afghánistán

English
Map of Afghanistan

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Persian افغان‎ (afğān, “Afghan”) or Arabic أَفْغَان‎ (ʾafḡān, “Afghan”) + Persian ستان‎ (-stân, “place of”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /æfˈɡæn.ɪˌstæn/, /æfˈɡænɪˌstɑːn/
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Proper noun

Afghanistan

  1. A landlocked country in between Central Asia and South Asia. Official name: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.

Translations

See also
  • Appendix:Countries of the world

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɑfˈxaːniˌstɑn/
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  • Hyphenation: Af‧gha‧ni‧stan

Proper noun

Afghanistan n

  1. Afghanistan

Afghaans (“Afghaanse”)

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /af.ɡa.nis.tɑ̃/
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  • Rhymes: -ɑ̃

Proper noun

Afghanistan

  1. Afghanistan

German

Pronunciation
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Proper noun

Afghanistan n (genitive Afghanistans)

  1. Afghanistan

Italian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
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Proper noun

Afghanistan m

  1. Afghanistan

Luxembourgish

Proper noun

Afghanistan n

  1. Afghanistan

Norman

Proper noun

Afghanistan

  1. (Jersey) Afghanistan

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɑf.ˈɡɑ.nɪ.stɑn/

Proper noun

Afghanistan

  1. Afghanistan

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Afghanistan

  1. Afghanistan

Swedish

Proper noun

Afghanistan n (genitive Afghanistans)

  1. Afghanistan
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