Afghanistan

Af·ghan·i·stan  (f-gn-stn) A landlocked country of southwest-central Asia. Since ancient times the region has been crisscrossed by invaders, including Persians, Macedonians, Arabs, Turks, and Mongols. Afghan tribes united in the 18th century under a single leadership, but a fully independent state did not emerge until 1919. Kabul is the capital and the largest city. Population: 31,900,000.

Afghanistan

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Afghanistan [æfˈgænɪˌstɑːn -ˌstæn]

n

(Placename) a republic in central Asia: became independent in 1919; occupied by Soviet troops, 1979-89; controlled by mujaheddin forces from 1992 until 1996 when Taliban forces seized power; in the US-led `war against terrorism' (2001) the Taliban were overthrown and replaced by an interim administration; generally arid and mountainous, with the Hindu Kush range rising over 7500 m (25 000 ft.) and fertile valleys of the Amu Darya, Helmand, and Kabul Rivers. Official languages: Pashto and Dari (Persian), Tajik also widely spoken. Religion: Muslim. Currency: afghani. Capital: Kabul. Pop.: 26 813 000 (2001 est). Area: 657 500 sq. km (250 000 sq. miles)

Thesaurus

Noun

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Afghanistan - a mountainous landlocked country in central Asia; bordered by Iran to the west and Russia to the north and Pakistan to the east and south; "Soviet troops invaded Afghanistan in 1979" Islamic State of Afghanistan al-Qa'ida, al-Qaeda, al-Qaida, Qaeda, Base - a terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups; has cells in more than 50 countries Loya Jirga - a grand council or grand assembly used to resolve political conflicts or other national problems; "he convened a Loya Jirga that persuaded tribal leaders to acquiesce" Herat - a city in northwestern Afghanistan on the site of several ancient cities Jalalabad - a town in eastern Afghanistan (east of Kabul) capital of Afghanistan, Kabul - the capital and largest city of Afghanistan; located in eastern Afghanistan Kandahar, Qandahar - a city in southern Afghanistan; an important trading center Mazar-i-Sharif - a city in northern Afghanistan Asia - the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations Hindu Kush, Hindu Kush Mountains - a mountain range extending to the west of the Himalayas Khyber Pass - a mountain pass of great strategic and commercial value in the Hindu Kush on the border between northern Pakistan and western Afghanistan; a route by which invaders entered India Pamir Mountains, the Pamirs - a mountain range in central Asia that is centered in Tajikistan but extends into Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan and Pakistan and western China Afghanistani, Afghan - a native or inhabitant of Afghanistan

Translations

Afghanistan [æfˈgænɪstæn] N → Afganistán m

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Afghanistan [æfˈgænɪˌstɑːn] n → Afghanistan m
in Afghanistan → en Afghanistan
to Afghanistan → en Afghanistan

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Afghanistan

n → Afghanistan nt

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Afghanistan [æfˈgænɪˌstɑːn] n → l'Afganistan m

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Afghanistan → افغانستان Afganistán Afghanistan Afghanistan Αφγανιστάν Afganistán Afganistan Afghanistan Afganistan Afghanistan アフガニスタン 아프가니스탄 Afghanistan Afghanistan Afganistan Afeganistão Афганистан Afghanistan ประเทศอัฟกานิสถาน Afganistan nước Afghanistan 阿富汗