Kandahar
Kandahar proper noun: a city, the capital of the province of Kandahar in southern Afghanistan.
Proper noun
Kandahar
- A city, the capital of the province of Kandahar in southern Afghanistan.
- Synonyms:
- Alexandria, Alexandria Arachosia, Alexandropolis, Alexandria in Arachosia
- A province in southern Afghanistan.
- “I’m from Kandahar myself. Have you ever been to Kandahar, hamshira? No? It’s lovely. What gardens! And the grapes! Oh, the grapes. They bewitch the palate.”2007, Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns, BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING (2018), page 309
Kandahar meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Kandahar in Hindi
- city and province in southern Afghanistan
- कंधार kandhār, कन्धार kandhār
Kandahar in Tamil
- காந்தாரம்
Kandahar in Marathi
- city and province in southern Afghanistan
- कंदाहार kandāhār
Kandahar in Urdu
- city and province in southern Afghanistan
- قندھار qandhār
More languagesFewer languages
- Kandahar in Bengali
- কন্দহার kôndôhar
- Kandahar in Gujarati
- કંદહાર kandhār
- Kandahar in Pashto
- کندهار kandahār
- Kandahar in Arabic
- قَنْدَهَار qandahār
- Kandahar in Persian
- قندهار qandahâr
Synonyms of Kandahar
- Alexandria
- Alexandria Arachosia
- Alexandropolis
- Alexandria in Arachosia
Forms of Kandahar
| alternative form (dated) | Qandahar |
|---|---|
| alternative form (dated) | Candahar |
Origin of Kandahar
From Pashto کندهار (Kandahār, “Alexander, Alexandria”), ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια (Alexándreia, “Alexandria Arachosia”), the city's ancient name. Doublet of Alexander, Alexandria, Alexandretta, Iskenderun, and Scandaroon.
Questions about Kandahar
- What does Kandahar mean?
- Kandahar means a city, the capital of the province of Kandahar in southern Afghanistan.
- What is Kandahar in Hindi?
- Kandahar in Hindi is कंधार (kandhār), कन्धार (kandhār). See Kandahar meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Kandahar?
- Kandahar is a proper noun.
Words near Kandahar in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Kandahar (page history and authors); kandahar (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); કંદહાર (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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