Pash·tun | \ ˌpəsh-ˈtün 
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\variants:
or less commonly Pushtun
plural Pashtuns also Pushtuns or Pashtun also Pushtun
Definition of Pashtun
: a member of a people of eastern and southern Afghanistan and adjacent parts of Pakistan
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The first known use of Pashtun was in 1815
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