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Khost

Khost proper noun: the capital city of Khost Province, Afghanistan.

Proper noun

Khost

  1. The capital city of Khost Province, Afghanistan.
    • On the first day of school, she had proudly told the class that she was the daughter of a poor peasant from Khost.2007, Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns, BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING (2018), page 111
  2. A province of Afghanistan.

Khost meaning in Hindi and Persian

Khost in Hindi

city in Afghanistan
ख़ोस्त xost
province of Afghanistan
ख़ोस्त xost

Khost in Persian

city in Afghanistan
خوست xost
province of Afghanistan
خوست xost

Questions about Khost

What does Khost mean?
Khost means the capital city of Khost Province, Afghanistan.
What is Khost in Hindi?
Khost in Hindi is ख़ोस्त (xost). See Khost meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Khost?
Khost is a proper noun.

Words near Khost in the dictionary

  1. Khosrovians
  2. Khosrovyan
  3. Khosrovyans
  4. Khosrow
  5. Khosrowshahi
  6. Khost
  7. khot
  8. Khotan
  9. Khotanese
  10. khotbah
  11. khotbahs

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