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Democratic Republic of Afghanistan

Democratic Republic of Afghanistan proper noun: former official name of Afghanistan: a landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia; used from 1978 to 1987 when it was a one party Marxist-Leninist state; officially known as the Republic of Afghanistan from 1987 to 1992, but under the same government.

Proper noun

the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan

  1. (historical) Former official name of Afghanistan: a landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia; used from 1978 to 1987 when it was a one party Marxist-Leninist state; officially known as the Republic of Afghanistan from 1987 to 1992, but under the same government.
    Synonyms:
    Afghan Democratic Republic, DRA, Republic of Afghanistan, Soviet Afghanistan

Democratic Republic of Afghanistan meaning in Urdu, Pashto and Thai

Democratic Republic of Afghanistan in Urdu

Former official name of Afghanistan as a Marxist-Leninist state
جمہوری جمہوریہ افغانستان jamhūrī jamhūrīya afġānistān

Democratic Republic of Afghanistan in Pashto

Former official name of Afghanistan as a Marxist-Leninist state
د افغانستان ډموکراتيک جمهوريت

Democratic Republic of Afghanistan in Thai

Former official name of Afghanistan as a Marxist-Leninist state
สาธารณรัฐประชาธิปไตยอัฟกานิสถาน

Synonyms of Democratic Republic of Afghanistan

  • Afghan Democratic Republic
  • DRA
  • Republic of Afghanistan
  • Soviet Afghanistan

Questions about Democratic Republic of Afghanistan

What does Democratic Republic of Afghanistan mean?
Democratic Republic of Afghanistan means former official name of Afghanistan: a landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia; used from 1978 to 1987 when it was a one party Marxist-Leninist state; officially known as the Republic of Afghanistan from 1987 to 1992, but under the same government.
What is Democratic Republic of Afghanistan in Urdu?
Democratic Republic of Afghanistan in Urdu is جمہوری جمہوریہ افغانستان (jamhūrī jamhūrīya afġānistān). See Democratic Republic of Afghanistan meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is Democratic Republic of Afghanistan?
Democratic Republic of Afghanistan is a proper noun.

Words near Democratic Republic of Afghanistan in the dictionary

  1. democratic deficit
  2. democratic deficits
  3. democratic education
  4. Democratic Kampuchea
  5. Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  6. Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
  7. Democratic Republic of Congo
  8. Democratic Republic of Georgia
  9. Democratic Republic of the Congo
  10. Democratic Republic of the Congo-Kinshasa
  11. Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste

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