Ghan

G2H4A1N1

noun

A Middle-Eastern camel driver in Australia during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Meanings

nounGhan (plural Ghans)

plural Ghans

  1. AustraliahistoricalA Middle-Eastern camel driver in Australia during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Origin

From Afghan, although they may also have been from India and what is now Pakistan.

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