Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pathan

2 senses of pathan

Sense 1
Pathan, Pashtun, Pushtun, Pashtoon -- (a member of the mountain people living in the eastern regions of Afghanistan; "Pathans are the predominant ethnic group in Afghanistan")
       => Afghan, Afghanistani -- (a native or inhabitant of Afghanistan)

Sense 2
Pathan, Pashtun -- (an ethnic minority speaking Pashto and living in northwestern Pakistan and southeastern Afghanistan)
       => ethnic minority -- (a group that has different national or cultural traditions from the majority of the population)