"Pathan" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /pəˈtɑːn/ Forms: Pathans [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Hindustani پٹھان / पठान (paṭhān). Doublet of Pashtun. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|inc-hnd}} Borrowed from Hindustani, {{dbt|en|Pashtun}} Doublet of Pashtun Head templates: {{en-noun}} Pathan (plural Pathans)
  1. (British India, South Asia) Synonym of Pashtun; a member of the Pashto-speaking people of today’s north-west Pakistan and south-east Afghanistan. Tags: British, India, South-Asia Synonyms: Pashtun [synonym, synonym-of]

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