Afghanistan
See also: Afghánistán
English
Alternative forms
- Affghanistan, Affghanisthan, Affghaunistan, Afghanisthan, Afghaunistan (all obsolete)
Etymology
From Classical Persian افغانستان (afğānistān).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /æfˈɡæn.ɪˌstæn/, /æfˈɡæn.ɪˌstɑːn/, /æfˈɡɑːn.ɪˌstɑːn/
Audio (US) (file)
Proper noun
Afghanistan
- A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia. Official name: Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.
Synonyms
- Graveyard of Empires
Translations
country
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See also
- Appendix:Countries of the world
- (countries of Asia) country of Asia; Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, East Timor, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
Afrikaans
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Afghanistan
- Afghanistan (A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia; capital: Kaboel)
Dutch
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑfˈxaːniˌstɑn/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Af‧gha‧ni‧stan
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /af.ɡa.nis.tɑ̃/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɑ̃
See also
- (countries of Asia) pays d’Asie; Afghanistan, Arabie saoudite, Arménie, Azerbaïdjan, Bahreïn, Bangladesh, Bhoutan, Birmanie, Brunei, Cambodge, Chine, Chypre, Corée du Nord, Corée du Sud, Émirats arabes unis, Géorgie, Inde, Indonésie, Iran, Irak, Israël, Japon, Jordanie, Kazakhstan, Kirghizistan, Koweït, Laos, Liban, Malaisie, Maldives, Mongolie, Népal, Oman, Ouzbékistan, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russie, Singapour, Sri Lanka, Syrie, Tadjikistan, Thaïlande, Timor oriental, Turquie, Turkménistan, Vietnam, Yémen (Category: fr:Countries in Asia)
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /afˈɡaːnɪstaːn/
audio (file) audio (file) - Hyphenation: Af‧gha‧ni‧s‧tan
Proper noun
Afghanistan n (proper noun, genitive Afghanistans or (optionally with an article) Afghanistan)
- Afghanistan (A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)
Related terms
Further reading
- “Afghanistan” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Italian
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /afˈɡa.ni.stan/, (traditional) /af.ɡa.niˈstan/[1]
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -anistan, (traditional) -an
- Hyphenation: Af‧ghà‧ni‧stan, (traditional) Af‧gha‧ni‧stàn
References
- Afghanistan in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Luxembourgish
Norman
Proper noun
Afghanistan
- (Jersey) Afghanistan (A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)
Norwegian Bokmål
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑf.ˈɡɑ.nɪ.stɑn/
Norwegian Nynorsk
Swedish
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Afghanistan n (genitive Afghanistans)
- Afghanistan (A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia)
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