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Kandahar
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Kan·da·har  (knd-här, kän-)
See Qandahar.
Kandahar [ˌkændəˈhɑː]
n
(Placename) a city in S Afghanistan: an important trading centre, built by Ahmad Shah Durrani (1724-73) as his capital on the site of several former cities. Pop.: 237 500 (1990 est.)
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Noun1.Kandahar - a city in southern AfghanistanKandahar - a city in southern Afghanistan; an important trading center
Qandahar
Afghanistan, Islamic State of 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"
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