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Afghani vs Afghan - What's the difference?

afghani | afghan |

As nouns the difference between afghani and afghan

is that afghani is a monetary currency being used in Afghanistan, divided into 100 pul while Afghan is a person from Afghanistan or of Afghan descent.

As adjectives the difference between afghani and afghan

is that afghani is of or relating to Afghanistan, its people, or its language while Afghan is of, from, or pertaining to Afghanistan.

As a proper noun Afghan is

pashto, a language primarily spoken by Pashtun people in Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan.

afghani

English

Noun

(Afghan afghani) (en noun)
  • A monetary currency being used in Afghanistan, divided into 100 pul.

    • afghan

    English

    (wikipedia Afghan) (Origins of the name Afghan)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person from Afghanistan or of Afghan descent.
  • A person of Pashtun ethnicity or of Pashtun descent.
  • A breed of dogs, the Afghan hound.

    • Derived terms

    * Afghanization, Afghanisation

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • Pashto, a language primarily spoken by Pashtun people in Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan.
  • (UK, military slang)
    • He will be in Afghan for another six months.

    Synonyms

    * Pashtun * Pashto

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of, from, or pertaining to Afghanistan.
  • Of, from, or pertaining to the Pashtun ethnic community.

    • See also

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