Pathan

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/pəˈtɑːn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pə tän′, pət hän′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Pa•than  (pə tän′, pət hän′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Language VarietiesAfghan (def. 1).
  2. Language Varietiesan Afghan dwelling in India.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Pathan / pəˈtɑːn/
  1. a member of the Pashto-speaking people of Afghanistan, NW Pakistan, and elsewhere, most of whom are Muslim in religion
Etymology: 17th Century: from Hindi
'Pathan' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Pashto

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