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Afghanistan

afg·ha·nis·tan

UK/æfˈɡænɪstæn/ US/æfˈɡænɪstɑːn/ fairly common

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a mountainous landlocked country in central Asia; bordered by Iran to the west and Russia to the north and Pakistan to the east and south

  • “Soviet troops invaded Afghanistan in 1979”
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From Classical Persian اَفْغَانِسْتَان (afġānistān), from اَفْغَان (afġān, “Afghan”) + ـِسْتَان (-istān, “-istan: land of”), equivalent to Afghan + -istan.

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