Pathan

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pathan \Pathan\ prop. n.
     A native or inhabitant of Afghanistan, especially of the
     Pashtun tribes of southern Afghanistan.
  
     Syn: Afghan, Afghanistani, Pashto, pashtun.
          [WordNet 1.5]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Pathan
       n 1: a member of the mountain people living in the eastern
            regions of Afghanistan; "Pathans are the predominant
            ethnic group in Afghanistan" [syn: {Pashtun}, {Pushtun},
             {Pashtoon}]
       2: an ethnic minority speaking Pashto and living in
          northwestern Pakistan and southeastern Afghanistan [syn: {Pashtun}]