Afghani

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Af·ghan·i

(ăf-găn′ē, -gä′nē)

adj.

Of or relating to Afghanistan; Afghan.

n. pl. Af·ghan·is

1. A native or inhabitant of Afghanistan; an Afghan.

2. A person of Afghani ancestry.

[Pashto afghānī, from afghān, Afghan.]

af·ghan·i

(ăf-găn′ē, -gä′nē)

n. pl. af·ghan·is

See Table at currency.

[Pashto afghānī, Afghani; see Afghani.]

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afghani

(æfˈɡɑːnɪ)

(Currencies) the standard monetary unit of Afghanistan, divided into 100 puli

Afghani

(æfˈɡɑːnɪ)

(Biography) Jamal ad-Din al-. 1839–97, Iranian Muslim religious and political reformer; a proponent of Muslim unity, he resisted European interference in Muslim countries

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Af•ghan•i

(æfˈgæn i, -ˈgɑ ni)
n., pl. -ghan•is, -ghan•i.

1. Afghan (def. 1).

a. Pashtun.

b. Pashto.

3. (l.c.) the basic monetary unit of Afghanistan.

[1925–30]

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Noun	1.	afghani - the basic unit of money in Afghanistan Afghan monetary unit - monetary unit in the Islamic State of Afghanistan pul - 100 puls equal 1 afghani in Afghanistan
	2.	Afghani - an Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan; the official language of Afghanistan Pashto, Pashtu, Paxto, Afghan Iranian language, Iranian - the modern Persian language spoken in Iran Jirga - a Pashto term for a decision making assembly of male elders; "most criminal cases are handled by a tribal Jirga rather than by laws or police"
Adj.	1.	Afghani - of or relating to or characteristic of Afghanistan or its people Afghan, Afghanistani

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Afghani

Afghani

n (= person) → Afghane m, → Afghanin f

adj → afghanisch

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