Pushtun

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A form of Pashtun — Of or relating to the Pashtuns (a segmentary-lineage ethnic group currently numbering some 50 million people, which is the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan and the second largest in Pakistan), or to their culture.

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PathanPashtunPashtoon
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Meanings

adjectivePushtun (comparative more Pushtun, superlative most Pushtun)

comparative more Pushtun · superlative most Pushtun

  1. alternativeAlternative form of Pashtun.
nounPushtun (plural Pushtuns)

plural Pushtuns

  1. alternativeAlternative form of Pashtun.
proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Pashtun.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna member of the mountain people living in the eastern regions of Afghanistan

Similar
PathanPashtunPashtoon
Broader
AfghanAfghanistani
Also see
pashtunpathan

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

Pushtun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pushtun

MLA

“Pushtun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pushtun. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pushtun,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pushtun.

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