pathan

2 definitions found

pathan - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Pathan \Pathan\ prop. n.
     A native or inhabitant of Afghanistan, especially of the
     Pashtun tribes of southern Afghanistan.
  
     Syn: Afghan, Afghanistani, Pashto, pashtun.
          [WordNet 1.5]

pathan - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Pathan
      n 1: a member of the mountain people living in the eastern
           regions of Afghanistan; "Pathans are the predominant ethnic
           group in Afghanistan" [syn: Pathan, Pashtun, Pushtun,
           Pashtoon]
      2: an ethnic minority speaking Pashto and living in northwestern
         Pakistan and southeastern Afghanistan [syn: Pathan,
         Pashtun]