Afghanistan

• Affghanistan, Affghanisthan, Affghaunistan, Afghanisthan, Afghaunistan (all obsolete)

From Classical Persian افغانستان (Afğānistān), from افغان (Afğân, “the Afghan, the Afghans”) + ـستان (-estân, “-istan: land of”).

• IPA^(key): /æfˈɡæn.ɪˌstæn/, /æfˈɡæn.ɪˌstɑːn/, /æfˈɡɑːn.ɪˌstɑːn/

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Afghanistan

2. A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia. Official name: Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Capital and largest city: Kabul.

• Graveyard of Empires, AFG

• Appendix:Countries of the world
• (countries of Asia) country of Asia; Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, East Timor, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
• (provinces of Afghanistan) province of Afghanistan; Badakhshan, Badghis, Baghlan, Balkh, Bamyan, Daykundi, Farah, Faryab, Ghazni, Ghor, Helmand, Herat, Jowzjan, Kabul, Kandahar, Kapisa, Khost, Kunar, Kunduz, Laghman, Logar, Nangarhar, Nimruz, Nuristan, Paktia, Paktika, Panjshir, Parwan, Samangan, Sar-e Pol, Takhar, Uruzgan, Wardak, Zabul ^{(Category: en:Provinces of Afghanistan)}

• Afganistan

Afghanistan

1. Afghanistan (A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia; capital: Kaboel)

• Afghaan
• Afghaans

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• IPA^(key): /ɑfˈxaːniˌstɑn/

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• Hyphenation: Af‧gha‧ni‧stan

Afghanistan n

1. Afghanistan (A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)

Ultimately from Classical Persian افغانستان (afğānistān).

• IPA^(key): /af.ɡa.nis.tɑ̃/

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• Rhymes: -ɑ̃

Afghanistan m

1. Afghanistan (A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia; capital: Kaboul)

   aller en Afghanistan ― to go to Afghanistan

• afghan, Afghan

• (countries of Asia) pays d’Asie; Afghanistan, Arabie saoudite, Arménie, Azerbaïdjan, Bahreïn, Bangladesh, Bhoutan, Birmanie, Brunei, Cambodge, Chine, Chypre, Corée du Nord, Corée du Sud, Émirats arabes unis, Géorgie, Inde, Indonésie, Iran, Irak, Israël, Japon, Jordanie, Kazakhstan, Kirghizistan, Koweït, Laos, Liban, Malaisie, Maldives, Mongolie, Népal, Oman, Ouzbékistan, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russie, Singapour, Sri Lanka, Syrie, Tadjikistan, Thaïlande, Timor oriental, Turquie, Turkménistan, Vietnam, Yémen ^{(Category: fr:Countries in Asia)}

• IPA^(key): /afˈɡaːnɪstaːn/

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• Hyphenation: Af‧gha‧ni‧s‧tan

Afghanistan n (proper noun, genitive Afghanistans or (optionally with an article) Afghanistan)

1. Afghanistan (A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)

• “Afghanistan” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

• Afganistan

• IPA^(key): /afˈɡa.ni.stan/, (traditional) /af.ɡa.niˈstan/^[1]

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• Rhymes: -anistan, (traditional) -an
• Hyphenation: Af‧ghà‧ni‧stan, (traditional) Af‧gha‧ni‧stàn

Afghanistan m

1. Afghanistan (A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)

• afgano, afghano

Afghanistan n

1. Afghanistan (A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)

Afghanistan

1. (Jersey) Afghanistan (A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)

• IPA^(key): /ɑf.ˈɡɑ.nɪ.stɑn/

Afghanistan

1. Afghanistan (A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)

Afghanistan

1. Afghanistan (A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)

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Afghanistan n (genitive Afghanistans)

1. Afghanistan (A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)

• Afghanistan in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
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