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Meaning of Pathan | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/pəˈtɑːn/

Definitions

Synonym of Pashtun; a member of the Pashto-speaking people of today’s north-west Pakistan and south-east Afghanistan.

British, India, South-Asia

Examples

“After long deliberation about the choice of nations, I became a “Pathán.””
“The 57-mile line from Jesselton to Beaufort was a more substantial undertaking than that from Weston, and a contract was given to the firm of George Pauling & Company, which brought many Pathans, veterans of railway building in India, to tackle the job.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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