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Meaning of afghan

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  Afghan
      adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Afghanistan or its
             people [syn: {Afghani}, {Afghan}, {Afghanistani}]
      n 1: a blanket knitted or crocheted in strips or squares;
           sometimes used as a shawl
      2: a native or inhabitant of Afghanistan [syn: {Afghan},
         {Afghanistani}]
      3: an Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan; the
         official language of Afghanistan [syn: {Pashto}, {Pashtu},
         {Paxto}, {Afghani}, {Afghan}]
      4: a coat made of sheepskin [syn: {sheepskin coat}, {afghan}]
      5: tall graceful breed of hound with a long silky coat; native
         to the Near East [syn: {Afghan hound}, {Afghan}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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