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Persianized Pashtun

Persianized Pashtun noun: an ethnic Pashtun who has adopted the Persian (Dari) language, urban lifestyle, and cultural norms instead of traditional Pashto-speaking tribal ways.

Noun

Persianized Pashtun (plural Persianized Pashtuns)

  1. an ethnic Pashtun who has adopted the Persian (Dari) language, urban lifestyle, and cultural norms instead of traditional Pashto-speaking tribal ways.
  2. (broadly) an ethnic Pashtun who is Iranian-shifted, adopted Christianity or atheism, and does not speak Pashto.

Forms of Persianized Pashtun

pluralPersianized Pashtuns
alternative formPersianised Pashtun

Questions about Persianized Pashtun

What does Persianized Pashtun mean?
Persianized Pashtun means an ethnic Pashtun who has adopted the Persian (Dari) language, urban lifestyle, and cultural norms instead of traditional Pashto-speaking tribal ways.
What part of speech is Persianized Pashtun?
Persianized Pashtun is a noun.
What is the plural of Persianized Pashtun?
The plural of Persianized Pashtun is Persianized Pashtuns.

Words near Persianized Pashtun in the dictionary

  1. Persianist
  2. Persianists
  3. Persianization
  4. Persianize
  5. Persianized
  6. Persianized Pashtun
  7. Persianized Pashtuns
  8. Persianizes
  9. Persianizing
  10. Persianness
  11. Persians

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