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Meaning of Afghanistan | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
æfˈɡɑːn.ɪˌstɑːn

Definitions

A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia. Official name: Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Capital and largest city: Kabul.

Equivalents

Afrikaans Afghanistan
العربية أفغانستان
Azərbaycanca Əfqanıstan
Български Афганистан
Cymraeg Affganistan
Ελληνικά Αφγανιστάν
Español afganistán
Eesti Afganistan
Euskara Afganistan
فارسی افغانستان
Suomi Afganistan
Français Afghanistan
Galego Afganistán
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi ʻApekanikana
עברית אפגניסטן
Magyar Afganisztán
Հայերեն Աֆղանստան
Bahasa Indonesia Afganistan
Íslenska Afganistan
ქართული ავღანეთი
Қазақша Ауғанстан
한국어 아프가니스탄
Kurdî Afganistan
Latina Afgania
Lëtzebuergesch Afghanistan
Lietuvių Afganistanas
Latviešu Afganistāna
Македонски Авганистан
Монгол Афганистан
Bahasa Melayu Afghanistan
Malti Afganistan
မြန်မာဘာသာ အာဖဂန်နစ်စတန်
Nederlands Afghanistan
Polski Afganistan
Português Afeganistão
Română Afganistan
Ikinyarwanda Afuganisitani
Slovenčina Afganistan
Slovenščina Afganistan
Svenska Afghanistan
Kiswahili Afuganistani
Тоҷикӣ Афғонистон
Türkmençe Owganystan
Tagalog Apganistan
Türkçe Afganistan
Українська Афганістан
Tiếng Việt A Phú Hãn Áp-ga-ni-xtan

Examples

“But Shahab ul dien Mahummud, brother to the Prince of Ghor, invaded the kingdom of Ghizni, which he conquered, and not ſatisfied with that, marched an army into Hindoſtan, overrunning Piſhawir, Afghaniſtan, Moultan and Sind.”
“This Timoor Shah is the ſon of the famous Ahmed Shah Abdalee, who was formerly in the ſervice of Nadir Shah, and upon the aſſaſſination of that monarch, ſeized the vaſl treaſures which had been depoſited in the Caſtle Herat, and carried them off into the mountains of Afghaniſtan, where his ſtandard was preſently joined by numbers of needy followers, and with this army he ſoon founded an independent kingdom to the eaſtward of Perſia.”
“I am now arranging, and endeavouring to render worthy of the notice of the public, a ſecond volume, which contains a relation of my journey from Kaſhmire to England, through Afghaniſtan, Perſia, and Ruſſia.”
“Described by witnesses as a keen cricketer and pubgoer until contacts with Islamic militants radicalized him on a trip to Pakistan, he was ordered to serve at least 14 years for the plot, and for supplying militants in Afghanistan with money and equipment.”

CEFR level

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