Afghania

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proper noun

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a province in northwestern Pakistan

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Meanings

proper nounAfghania (uncountable)
  1. uncountablelargely obsoleteKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, a province in northwestern Pakistan
  2. historicaluncountableNorth-West Frontier Province (official name of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa until 2010)

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
khyber pakhtunkhwa

Origin

From Afghan (“a person of Pashtun ethnicity”) + -ia (“land”). Coined by Choudhary Rahmat Ali who published it in the pamphlet Now or Never issued on January 28, 1933 as the "a" in Pakistan (then Pakstan). Compare Latin Afgania.

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Cite this entry
APA

Afghania. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Afghania

MLA

“Afghania.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Afghania. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Afghania,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Afghania.

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