Democratic Republic of Afghanistan

proper noun

Former official name of Afghanistan: a landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia; used from 1978 to 1987 when it was a one party Marxist-Leninist state; officially known as the Republic of Afghanistan from 1987 to 1992, but under the same government.

Similar
Afghan Democratic RepublicDRARepublic of AfghanistanSoviet Afghanistan
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Meanings

proper nounthe Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
  1. historicalFormer official name of Afghanistan: a landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia; used from 1978 to 1987 when it was a one party Marxist-Leninist state; officially known as the Republic of Afghanistan from 1987 to 1992, but under the same government.

    Synonyms: Afghan Democratic Republic, DRA, Republic of Afghanistan, Soviet Afghanistan

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounFormer official name of Afghanistan: a landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia; used from 1978 to 1987 when it was a one party Marxist-Leninist state; officially known as the Republic of Afghanistan from 1987 to 1992, but under the same government.

Similar
Afghan Democratic RepublicDRARepublic of AfghanistanSoviet Afghanistan

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 阿富汗民主共和國 /阿富汗民主共和国
  • 阿富汗民主共和國 /阿富汗民主共和国 (Āfùhàn mínzhǔ gònghéguó)Former official name of Afghanistan as a Marxist-Leninist state
Estonian Afganistani Demokraatlik Vabariik
  • Afganistani Demokraatlik VabariikFormer official name of Afghanistan as a Marxist-Leninist state
Latvian Afganistānas Demokrātiskā Republika
  • Afganistānas Demokrātiskā RepublikaFormer official name of Afghanistan as a Marxist-Leninist state
Lithuanian Afganistano Demokratinė Respublika
  • Afganistano Demokratinė RespublikaFormer official name of Afghanistan as a Marxist-Leninist state
Romanian Republica Democratică Afganistan, Република Демократикэ Афганистан
  • Republica Democratică AfganistanFormer official name of Afghanistan as a Marxist-Leninist state
  • Република Демократикэ Афганистан (Republica Democratică Afganistan)Former official name of Afghanistan as a Marxist-Leninist state
Russian Демократи́ческая Респу́блика Афганиста́н
  • Демократи́ческая Респу́блика Афганиста́н (Demokratíčeskaja Respúblika Afganistán)Former official name of Afghanistan as a Marxist-Leninist state
Spanish República Democrática de Afganistán
  • República Democrática de AfganistánFormer official name of Afghanistan as a Marxist-Leninist state
Thai สาธารณรัฐประชาธิปไตยอัฟกานิสถาน
  • สาธารณรัฐประชาธิปไตยอัฟกานิสถานFormer official name of Afghanistan as a Marxist-Leninist state
Turkish Afganistan Demokratik Cumhuriyeti
  • Afganistan Demokratik CumhuriyetiFormer official name of Afghanistan as a Marxist-Leninist state
Ukrainian Демократи́чна Респу́бліка Афганіста́н
  • Демократи́чна Респу́бліка Афганіста́н (Demokratýčna Respúblika Afhanistán)Former official name of Afghanistan as a Marxist-Leninist state
Urdu جمہوری جمہوریہ افغانستان
  • جمہوری جمہوریہ افغانستان (jamhūrī jamhūrīya afġānistān)Former official name of Afghanistan as a Marxist-Leninist state
Cite this entry
APA

Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Democratic%20Republic%20of%20Afghanistan

MLA

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Chicago

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