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afghania

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
afgha-nia
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a province in northwestern Pakistan

Uncountable

name

North-West Frontier Province (official name of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa until 2010)

Uncountable

Etymology

From Afghan (“a person of Pashtun ethnicity”) + -ia (“land”). Coined by Choudhary Rahmat Ali who published it in the pamphlet Now or Never issued on January 28, 1933 as the "a" in Pakistan (then Pakstan). Compare Latin Afgania.

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

Gandhara

Questions

What does afghania mean?
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a province in northwestern Pakistan
Where does afghania come from?
From Afghan (“a person of Pashtun ethnicity”) + -ia (“land”). Coined by Choudhary Rahmat Ali who published it in the pamphlet Now or Never issued on January 28, 1933 as the "a" in Pakistan (then Pakstan). Compare Latin Afgania.

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