afghan

plural afghans · alternative Afghan

1. A blanket or throw, usually crocheted or knitted.
2. AustraliaNew ZealandA type of iced chocolate biscuit, sometimes containing cornflakes and topped with a walnut.

plural Afghans · alternative obsolete Affghan

1. A native or inhabitant of Afghanistan.First known use late 18th c.

   Four cases of measles – a highly contagious virus – have also been discovered among Afghans who recently arrived in the US, prompting the administration to temporarily pause flights of Afghan refugees to the US.

   2021 September 13, Priscilla Alvarez and Oren Liebermann, “Inside the effort to resettle thousands of Afghans in the United States”, in CNN

   Synonyms: Afghani, Afghanistani, Afghanese

2. datedA person of Pashtun ethnicity.First known use 1625
3. Synonym of Afghan rug.First known use 1888

   Synonyms: Afghan rug

4. Synonym of Afghan Hound.First known use 1918

   Synonyms: Afghan Hound

5. Synonym of Afghan coat.First known use 1974

   Synonyms: Afghan coat

6. Alternative letter-case form of afghan (“crocheted or knitted blanket or throw”)
7. New ZealandAlternative letter-case form of afghan (“type of iced chocolate biscuit”)

alternative obsolete Affghan

1. Pashto, a language primarily spoken by Pashtun people in Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan.First known use 1811
2. UKabbreviationclippingslanggovernmentClipping of Afghanistan.

   He will be in Afghan for another six months.

   Synonyms: Pashto, Pashtun

alternative obsolete Affghan

1. not comparableOf, from or relating to Afghanistan, its people, or its culture.

   After the biggest military evacuation in history, the Biden administration will now resettle more than 60,000 Afghan refugees inside the US over the next several weeks.

   2021 September 13, Priscilla Alvarez and Oren Liebermann, “Inside the effort to resettle thousands of Afghans in the United States”, in CNN

2. not comparableOf, from, or pertaining to the Pashtun ethnic community.