Meanings
proper noun
- historicalAn ancient kingdom that occupied parts of present-day Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Synonyms: Paropamisadae
- poeticotherwise obsoleteKhyber Pakhtunkhwa, a province in northwestern Pakistan.
- historicalNorth-West Frontier Province, proposed as a rename before Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was chosen in 2010. Was favoured by some due to its lack of ethnic connotations.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounAn ancient kingdom that occupied parts of present-day Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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Origin
- Sanskritगन्धार
- EnglishGandhara
Borrowed from Sanskrit गन्धार (gandhāra).
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Ancient Greek Παροπαμισάδαι
- Παροπαμισάδαι (Paropamisádai)ancient kingdom that occupied parts of present-day Afghanistan and Pakistan
Chinese Mandarin 犍陀羅 /犍陀罗
- 犍陀羅 /犍陀罗 (Jiāntuóluó)ancient kingdom that occupied parts of present-day Afghanistan and Pakistan
Hindi गंधार
- गंधार (gandhār)ancient kingdom that occupied parts of present-day Afghanistan and Pakistan
Polish Gandhara
- Gandharaancient kingdom that occupied parts of present-day Afghanistan and Pakistan
Russian Гандхара
- Гандхара (Gandxara)ancient kingdom that occupied parts of present-day Afghanistan and Pakistan
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Gandhara. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gandhara
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“Gandhara.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gandhara. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gandhara,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gandhara.
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