Kandahar
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom 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.
Proper noun
editKandahar
- A city in southern Afghanistan.
- A province in southern Afghanistan around the city.
- 2007, Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns, BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING (2018), page 309:
- “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.”
Synonyms
edit- Alexandria, Alexandria Arachosia, Alexandropolis, Alexandria in Arachosia (historical)
Translations
editcity and province in southern Afghanistan
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Dutch
editAlternative forms
edit- Qandahar (rare, dated)
Etymology
editUltimately from Pashto کندهار.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editKandahar n
- Kandahar (a city and province in southern Afghanistan)
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