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See also: Afghánistán
English
Alternative forms
- Affghanistan, Affghanisthan, Affghaunistan, Afghanisthan, Afghaunistan (all obsolete)
Etymology
From Classical Persian افغانستان (Afğānistān), from افغان (Afğân, “the Afghan, the Afghans”) + ـستان (-estân, “-istan: land of”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Afghanistan
- A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia. Official name: Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Capital and largest city: Kabul.
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Translations
country
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See also
- 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)
Afrikaans
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Afghanistan
- Afghanistan (A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia; capital: Kaboel)
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Dutch
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Afghanistan n
- Afghanistan (A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)
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French
Etymology
Ultimately from Classical Persian افغانستان (afğānistān).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Afghanistan m
- Afghanistan (A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia; capital: Kaboul)
- aller en Afghanistan ― to go to Afghanistan
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See also
- (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)
German
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Afghanistan n (proper noun, genitive Afghanistans or (optionally with an article) Afghanistan)
- Afghanistan (A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)
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Further reading
- “Afghanistan” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Italian
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /afˈɡa.ni.stan/, (traditional) /af.ɡa.niˈstan/[1]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -anistan, (traditional) -an
- Hyphenation: Af‧ghà‧ni‧stan, (traditional) Af‧gha‧ni‧stàn
Proper noun
Afghanistan m
- Afghanistan (A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)
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References
- ^ Afghanistan in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Luxembourgish
Proper noun
Afghanistan n
- Afghanistan (A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)
Norman
Proper noun
Afghanistan
- (Jersey) Afghanistan (A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)
Norwegian Bokmål
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Afghanistan
- Afghanistan (A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)
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Norwegian Nynorsk
Proper noun
Afghanistan
- Afghanistan (A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)
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Swedish
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Afghanistan n (genitive Afghanistans)
- Afghanistan (A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)
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References
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- English terms borrowed from Classical Persian
- English terms derived from Classical Persian
- English 4-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio pronunciation
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Afghanistan
- en:Countries in Asia
- en:Countries
- en:Provinces of Afghanistan
- English terms suffixed with -stan
- Afrikaans lemmas
- Afrikaans proper nouns
- af:Afghanistan
- af:Countries in Asia
- af:Countries
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Dutch terms with audio pronunciation
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch proper nouns
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- nl:Afghanistan
- nl:Countries in Asia
- nl:Countries
- French terms derived from Classical Persian
- French 4-syllable words
- French terms with IPA pronunciation
- French terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:French/ɑ̃
- Rhymes:French/ɑ̃/4 syllables
- French lemmas
- French proper nouns
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- fr:Afghanistan
- fr:Countries in Asia
- fr:Countries
- French terms with collocations
- German 4-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- German terms with audio pronunciation
- German lemmas
- German proper nouns
- German neuter nouns
- de:Afghanistan
- de:Countries in Asia
- de:Countries
- Italian 4-syllable words
- Italian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Italian terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:Italian/anistan
- Rhymes:Italian/anistan/4 syllables
- Rhymes:Italian/an
- Rhymes:Italian/an/4 syllables
- Italian lemmas
- Italian proper nouns
- Italian masculine nouns
- it:Afghanistan
- it:Countries in Asia
- it:Countries
- Luxembourgish lemmas
- Luxembourgish proper nouns
- Luxembourgish neuter nouns
- lb:Afghanistan
- lb:Countries in Asia
- lb:Countries
- Norman lemmas
- Norman proper nouns
- Jersey Norman
- nrf:Afghanistan
- nrf:Countries in Asia
- nrf:Countries
- Norwegian Bokmål terms with IPA pronunciation
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål proper nouns
- nb:Afghanistan
- nb:Countries in Asia
- nb:Countries
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk proper nouns
- nn:Afghanistan
- nn:Countries in Asia
- nn:Countries
- Swedish terms with audio pronunciation
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish proper nouns
- Swedish neuter nouns
- sv:Afghanistan
- sv:Countries in Asia
- sv:Countries