"Afghania" meaning in English

See Afghania in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From Afghan (“A person of Pashtun ethnicity”) + -ia (“land”). Coined by Choudhary Rahmat Ali who published it in the pamphlet Now or Never issued on January 28, 1933 as the "a" in Pakistan (then Pakstan). Compare Latin Afgania. Etymology templates: {{af|en|Afghan|-ia|gloss1=A person of Pashtun ethnicity|gloss2=land}} Afghan (“A person of Pashtun ethnicity”) + -ia (“land”), {{cog|la|Afgania}} Latin Afgania Head templates: {{en-proper noun|-}} Afghania (uncountable)
  1. A proposed name for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a province in northwestern Pakistan Wikipedia link: Choudhary Rahmat Ali Tags: uncountable Synonyms: North-West Frontier Province (alt: official name of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa until 2010)
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