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Pashtun

noun Pash·tun \ ˌpəsh-ˈtün \
variants: or less commonly

Definition of Pashtun

plural Pashtuns also Pushtuns or Pashtun also Pushtun
: a member of a people of eastern and southern Afghanistan and adjacent parts of Pakistan

Origin and Etymology of pashtun

Pashto paštun, paxtun

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