Kandahar
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Etymology edit
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.
Proper noun edit
Kandahar
- 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 edit
city and province in southern Afghanistan
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- Qandahar (rare, dated)
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Pashto کندهار.
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Proper noun edit
Kandahar n
- Kandahar (a city and province in southern Afghanistan)