Afghanistan

Meaning

A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia. Official name: Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Capital and largest city: Kabul.

Synonyms

Islamic State of Afghanistan

The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan

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Republic of Afghanistan

Persian

𐐈𐑁𐑀𐐰𐑌𐐲𐑅𐐻𐐰𐑌

Pashto

Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

Translations

Afghanistan

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Afganistán

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Afghanistan

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Αφγανιστάν

Afghanistan

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أفغانستان

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Afeganistão

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Afganistan

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Afgania

Afganistan

Afganistan

Efxanistan

Pronounced as (IPA)

/æfˈɡæn.ɪˌstæn/

Etymology

From Classical Persian اَفْغَانِسْتَان (afġānistān), from اَفْغَان (afġān, “Afghan”) + ـِسْتَان (-istān, “-istan: land of”), equivalent to Afghan + -i- + -stan.