Meanings
alternative Ghazna · alternative Ghuznee
- A city, the capital of the province of Ghazni in eastern Afghanistan; the former capital of the Ghaznavid Empire.
Tariq had told her that his parents were taking him south, to the city of Ghazni, to visit his paternal uncle.
2007, Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns, Bloomsbury Publishing, page 107Synonyms: Alexandria, Alexandria in Opiana, Alexandria Opiana, Jaguda, Ghaznain
- A province in eastern Afghanistan.
The raid took place in Espandi village in Ghazni province based on intelligence information from local officials.
2008 November 15, “U.S.: Afghan insurgent leader captured”, in CNN, archived from the original on 22 Jan 2009
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA city, the capital of the province of Ghazni in eastern Afghanistan; the former capital of the Ghaznavid Empire.
Origin
- Persianغزنی
- EnglishGhazni
From Pashto and Persian غزنی (Ġazni). Compare Old Median *ganǰam (“treasure”).
More words from Persian
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Ancient Greek Αλεξάνδρεια, Αλεξάνδρεια Ωπιανή
- Αλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia)city in Afghanistan
- Αλεξάνδρεια Ωπιανή (Alexándreia Ōpianḗ)city in Afghanistan
Hindi ग़ज़नी, गजनी
- ग़ज़नी (ġaznī)city in Afghanistan
- गजनी (gajnī)city in Afghanistan
- ग़ज़नी (ġaznī)province of Afghanistan
- गजनी (gajnī)province of Afghanistan
Korean 가즈니, 가즈니
- 가즈니 (gajeuni)city in Afghanistan
- 가즈니 (gajeuni)province of Afghanistan
Latin Alexandria, Alexandria in Opiana
- Alexandriacity in Afghanistan
- Alexandria in Opianacity in Afghanistan
Persian غزنی, غزنی
- غزنی (Ġazni)city in Afghanistan
- غزنی (Ġazni)province of Afghanistan
Polish Ghazni, Ghazni
- Ghaznicity in Afghanistan
- Ghazniprovince of Afghanistan
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Cite this entry
Ghazni. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ghazni
“Ghazni.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ghazni. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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