'Pathan' definitions:
Definition of 'Pathan'
(from WordNet)
noun
A member of the mountain people living in the eastern regions of Afghanistan; "Pathans are the predominant ethnic group in Afghanistan" [syn: Pathan, Pashtun, Pushtun, Pashtoon]
noun
An ethnic minority speaking Pashto and living in northwestern Pakistan and southeastern Afghanistan [syn: Pathan, Pashtun]
Definition of 'Pathan'
From: GCIDE
- Pathan \Pathan\ prop. n. A native or inhabitant of Afghanistan, especially of the Pashtun tribes of southern Afghanistan.
- Syn: Afghan, Afghanistani, Pashto, pashtun. [WordNet 1.5]