Meanings
alternative dated Qandahar · alternative dated Candahar
- A city, the capital of the province of Kandahar in southern Afghanistan.
Synonyms: Alexandria, Alexandria Arachosia, Alexandropolis, Alexandria in Arachosia
- A province in southern Afghanistan.
“I’m from Kandahar myself. Have you ever been to Kandahar, hamshira? No? It’s lovely. What gardens! And the grapes! Oh, the grapes. They bewitch the palate.”
2007, Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns, BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING (2018), page 309
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA city, the capital of the province of Kandahar in southern Afghanistan.
Origin
- Ancient GreekἈλεξάνδρεια“Alexandria Arachosia”
- Pashtoکندهار“Alexander, Alexandria”
- EnglishKandahar
From Pashto کندهار (Kandahār, “Alexander, Alexandria”), ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia, “Alexandria Arachosia”), the city's ancient name. Doublet of Alexander, Alexandria, Alexandretta, Iskenderun, and Scandaroon.
More words from Pashto, Ancient Greek
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Arabic قَنْدَهَار
- قَنْدَهَار (qandahār)city and province in southern Afghanistan
Bengali কন্দহার
- কন্দহার (kôndôhar)city and province in southern Afghanistan
Chinese Mandarin 坎大哈, 岡大害 /冈大害
- 坎大哈 (Kǎndàhā)city and province in southern Afghanistan
- 岡大害 /冈大害 (Gāngdàhài)city and province in southern Afghanistan
- 愷達哈爾 /恺达哈尔 (Kǎidáhā'ěr)city and province in southern Afghanistan
Hindi कंधार, कन्धार
- कंधार (kandhār)city and province in southern Afghanistan
- कन्धार (kandhār)city and province in southern Afghanistan
Italian Kandahar
- Kandaharcity and province in southern Afghanistan
Japanese カンダハル
- カンダハル (Kandaharu)city and province in southern Afghanistan
Korean 칸다하르
- 칸다하르 (Kandahareu)city and province in southern Afghanistan
Persian قندهار
- قندهار (qandahâr)city and province in southern Afghanistan
Polish Kandahar
- Kandaharcity and province in southern Afghanistan
Russian Кандага́р
- Кандага́р (Kandagár)city and province in southern Afghanistan
Turkish Kandehar
- Kandeharcity and province in southern Afghanistan
Urdu قندھار
- قندھار (qandhār)city and province in southern Afghanistan
Cite this entry
Kandahar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kandahar
“Kandahar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kandahar. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kandahar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kandahar.
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