Ghazni
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English
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Etymology
From Pashto and Persian غزنی (Ğazni). Compare Old Median *ganǰam (“treasure”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Proper noun
Ghazni
- A city in eastern Afghanistan, the former capital of the Ghaznavid Empire.
- 2007, Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns, Bloomsbury Publishing, page 107:
- Tariq had told her that his parents were taking him south, to the city of Ghazni, to visit his paternal uncle.
- A province in eastern Afghanistan around the city.
Synonyms
- Alexandria, Alexandria in Opiana, Alexandria Opiana, Jaguda, Ghaznain (historical)
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Translations
city in Afghanistan
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province of Afghanistan