Pa·than (p -tän )n. A member of a Pashto-speaking people of eastern Afghanistan and northwest Pakistan, constituting the majority population of Afghanistan. [Hindi Pa  h n, from Pashto P tana, pl. of Pt n, an Afghan, from pato, Pashto.] |
Pathan [pəˈtɑːn]
n
(Social Science / Peoples) a member of the Pashto-speaking people of Afghanistan, NW Pakistan, and elsewhere, most of whom are Muslim in religion
[from Hindi]
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| Noun | 1. |  Pathan - a member of the mountain people living in the eastern regions of Afghanistan; "Pathans are the predominant ethnic group in Afghanistan"Afghanistani, Afghan - a native or inhabitant of Afghanistan |
| 2. | Pathan - an ethnic minority speaking Pashto and living in northwestern Pakistan and southeastern Afghanistan ethnic minority - a group that has different national or cultural traditions from the majority of the population |
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