Definitions for Afghan

Afghan Af·ghan

Spelling: [af-gan, -guh n]
IPA: /ˈæf gæn, -gən/

Afghan is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 56 anagrams from letters in Afghan (aafghn).

Definitions for Afghan

noun

  1. Also, Afghani. a native or inhabitant of Afghanistan.
  2. Pashto.
  3. (lowercase) a soft woolen blanket, crocheted or knitted, usually in a geometric pattern.
  4. Also called Afghan hound. one of a breed of swift hunting hounds having a long, narrow head and a long, silky coat.

adjective

  1. of Afghanistan or its people or language.

Examples for Afghan

“The Afghan Taliban are widely considered as freedom fighters in Pakistan and such attacks would hurt them,” says Kakar.

All along the Afghan border every man's house is his castle.

The situation was, however, complicated by the proximity of the Afghan frontier.

The seizures were the first time SIGAR investigators seized funds held in an Afghan bank.

The men strolled across the tracks to inspect the Afghan prisoners.

There we were confronted by Afghan troops, and defeated them at Somatash.

The ISI came to the CIA for assistance in fostering a revolt that had developed in the Afghan countryside against Communist rule.

It was the best specimen of Afghan architecture I have seen.

The machismo of Afghan male culture apparently coexists with a little-noted passion for gardening.

That ruling was affirmed in a final judgment by the Afghan courts, which the Afghan Supreme Court confirmed in 2013.

Word Value for Afghan
Scrable

13

Words with friends

14

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