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Meaning of Afghanistan in English

Afghanistan
noun
uk
/æfˈɡæn.ɪ.stæn/ us
/æfˈɡæn.ɪ.stæn/
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a country in Central Asia
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  • The events of the previous year in Afghanistan were also the subject of constant discussion in Parliament. 
(Definition of Afghanistan from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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Translations of Afghanistan

in Chinese (Traditional)
阿富汗…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
阿富汗…
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in Spanish
Afganistán…
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in Portuguese
Afeganistão…
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in Polish
in Turkish
Afganistan…
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Asya'da bir ülke…
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