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If you're an Afghan village leader in a small town down around Kandahar somewhere, and you know that the footprint is getting smaller for your security, and the Taliban saying don't forget, I'm going to be back real soon, who is your loyalty going to go through?
Mike Rogers

Meaning of "Kandahar" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF KANDAHAR

Kandahar  [ˌkændəˈhɑː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KANDAHAR

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Kandahar is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES KANDAHAR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Kandahar

Kandahar

Kandahar or Qandahar is the second largest city in Afghanistan, with a population of about 491,500 as of 2012. It is the capital of Kandahar Province, located in the south of the country at an altitude of 1,010 m above sea level. The Arghandab River runs along the west of the city. Kandahar is one of the most culturally significant cities of the Pashtuns and has been their traditional seat of power for more than 200 years. It is a major trading center for sheep, wool, cotton, silk, felt, food grains, fresh and dried fruit, and tobacco. The region produces fine fruits, especially pomegranates and grapes, and the city has plants for canning, drying, and packing fruit, and is a major source of marijuana. The area is believed to be the birthplace of cannabis indica. Kandahar has an international airport and extensive road links with Lashkar Gah and Herat to the west, Ghazni and Kabul to the northeast, Tarinkot to the north, and Quetta in neighboring Balochistan to the south. The region around Kandahar is one of the oldest known human settlements.

Definition of Kandahar in the English dictionary

The definition of Kandahar in the dictionary is a city in S Afghanistan: an important trading centre, built by Ahmad Shah Durrani as his capital on the site of several former cities. Pop: 436 000.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KANDAHAR


aha
ɑːˈhɑː
AHHA
ˈɑːhɑː
Bihar
bɪˈhɑː
brouhaha
ˈbruːhɑːhɑː
Chichihaerh
ˈtʃiːˌtʃiːˈhɑː
Doha
ˈdəʊhɑː
ha
hɑː
ha-ha
ˈhɑː ˈhɑː
haar
hɑː
hah
hɑː
hoo-ha
ˈhuːˌhɑː
lahar
ˈlɑːhɑː
miha
ˈmiːhɑː
Omaha
ˈəʊməˌhɑː
Pakeha
ˈpɑːkɪˌhɑː
puha
ˈpuːhɑː
Qiqihar
ˈtʃiːˌtʃiːˈhɑː
surbahar
ˌsɑːbəˈhɑː
taha
ˈtɑːhɑː
Zohar
ˈzəʊhɑː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KANDAHAR

Kan.
kana
kanae
Kanak
Kanaka
kanamycin
Kananga
Kanara
Kanarese
Kanazawa
kanban
Kanchenjunga
Kanchipuram
Kandinsky
Kandy
kane
kaneh
kang
Kang-de
Kang-te

WORDS THAT END LIKE KANDAHAR

arctic char
Cathar
Chandrasekhar
char
colcothar
Cooch Behar
eschar
Farquhar
feldschar
Issachar
Jalandhar
Kuch Bihar
nenuphar
Potiphar
sambhar
Saphar
shophar
thar
Tsitsihar

Synonyms and antonyms of Kandahar in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Kandahar» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KANDAHAR

Find out the translation of Kandahar to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Kandahar from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Kandahar» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

坎大哈
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Kandahar
570 millions of speakers

English

Kandahar
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कंधार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قندهار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Кандагар
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Kandahar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কান্দাহার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Kandahar
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kandahar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kandahar
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カンダハル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

칸다하르
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kandahar
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Kandahar
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காந்தகார்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कंदाहार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kandahar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Kandahar
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Kandahar
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Кандагар
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Kandahar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Κανταχάρ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Kandahar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Kandahar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Kandahar
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Kandahar

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KANDAHAR»

The term «Kandahar» is quite widely used and occupies the 47.970 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KANDAHAR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Kandahar

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3 QUOTES WITH «KANDAHAR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Kandahar.
1
Tom Lantos
Our neighbor Canada has 2,200 troops serving in Afghanistan. Canada has also assumed responsibility for the Provincial Reconstruction Team in Kandahar, which was originally established by our own military.
2
David Petraeus
We're here so that Afghanistan does not once again become a sanctuary for transnational extremists the way it was when al-Qaeda planned the 9/11 attacks in the Kandahar area, conducted the initial training for the attackers in training camps in Afghanistan before they moved on to Germany and then to U.S. flight schools.
3
Mike Rogers
If you're an Afghan village leader in a small town down around Kandahar somewhere, and you know that the footprint is getting smaller for your security, and the Taliban saying don't forget, I'm going to be back real soon, who is your loyalty going to go through?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KANDAHAR»

Discover the use of Kandahar in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Kandahar and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Lions of Kandahar: The Story of a Fight Against All Odds
Now Bradley recounts the whole remarkable story as it actually happened. The blistering trek across Afghanistan’s infamous Red Desert. The eerie traces of the elusive Taliban.
Rusty Bradley, Kevin Maurer, 2011
2
Kandahar Tour: The Turning Point In Canada's Afghan Mission
Kandahar Tour is the story of TF 1-07, from its training for war and peace building in Canada to it's efforts in the frontlines of the struggle to rebuild a shattered society and restore hope in a land where there was little.
Lee Windsor, David Charters, 2010
3
Eating Mud Crabs in Kandahar: Stories of Food During Wartime ...
A collection of eighteen essays by journalists while on foreign war-time assignment about their experiences with food and the people who shared it.
Matthew McAllester, 2011
4
Thunder Over Kandahar
Teenage best friends Tamanna and Yasmine face arranged marriages and persecution by the Taliban in their Afghan village, so they flee through dangerous mountain passes with only one another to rely upon.
Sharon E. MacKay, 2010
5
On the Road to Kandahar: Travels Through Conflict in the ...
Now a prize-winning reporter and author of a book on al Qaeda, Jason Burke travels from the Sahara to the Himalayas and meets with refugees, mujahideen, and government ministers in a probing search to understand Islam, and Islamic ...
Jason Burke, 2013
6
Winter in Kandahar
AFGHANISTAN- the name conjures images of rugged mountains, ancient cities, hardened Mujaheddin, a country rife with regional rivalries, and the eternal struggle between Tajik and Pashtun.
Steven E. Wilson, 2003
7
Clearing the Way: Combat Engineers in Kandahar
Clearing the Way: Combat Engineers in Kandahar is the story of the men and women of 23 Field Squadron, who served with the 1st Royal Canadian Regiment Battle Group in Kandahar in 2006.
Mark Gasparatto, 2011
8
A Line in the Sand: Canadians at War in Kandahar
In 2007–08, Dr. Ray Wiss, a former infantry officer, served with the Canadian Forces at forward operating bases in Khandahar's Panjwayi valley, the area experiencing the most intense combat in Afghanistan.
Ray Wiss, 2010
9
Excavations at Kandahar 1974 and 1975: the first two seasons ...
Kandahar is one of the key sites for the historical periods for the Indo-Iranian borderlands region - all major periods are represented from the Iron age to the Islamic Conquest.
Anthony McNicoll, Warwick Ball, 1996
10
Combat Doctor: Life and Death Stories from Kandahar's ...
Combat Doctor presents the stories of the victims of the War in Afghanistan, as told by the last Canadian Officer Commanding at the Kandahar Role 3 Multinational Hospital.
Marc Dauphin, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KANDAHAR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Kandahar is used in the context of the following news items.
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Afghanistan's Karzai gave up the presidency, but not the power …
Local media reported that Ghani last month told civil society leaders in Kandahar, Karzai's tribal stronghold, that there would be “no parallel ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
2
JBLM command team begins yearlong mission in southern …
... its one-year assignment advising local forces in Kandahar province. ... adivising Afghan forces in Kandahar province last week from Gen. «TheNewsTribune.com, Jul 15»
3
New head of Canadian military sends strong anti-harassment …
General Jonathan Vance, the former commander of the Canadian Joint Operations Command who twice led Canadian troops in Kandahar, ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»
4
The LaBute New Play Festival Generates Excitement and Drama …
"Kandahar," the Neil LaBute-authored premiere that serves as the opening piece for the duration of the festival's run, is a one-man drama about ... «Riverfront Times, Jul 15»
5
Talking tough with Pakistan - The Hindu
Then there was the recent book by A.S. Dulat and Aditya Sinha, Kashmir: The Vajpayee Years, which reopened the wounds of the Kandahar ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
6
Major Oduro flays interior minister | Politics 2015-07-18 - Ghana Web
The retired military officer wondered why the Minister mentioned the existence of the “Kandahar Boy”, “Bamba Boys” and the “Invincible Forces” ... «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»
7
Kandahar Air Field hospital executive officer fired
The trauma hospital at Kandahar Air Field in Afghanistan removed its executive officer this week after accusations of sexual harassment. «Stars and Stripes, Jul 15»
8
Navy captain fired as XO of Afghanistan trauma center
2 at NATO Role 3 Multinational Medical Unit, based at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, according to a 5th Fleet release. Henry is the third ... «NavyTimes.com, Jul 15»
9
Former RAW officer claims spy chief Dulat hid 'embarrassing facts …
... which he was part of, debated for 50 minutes while the aircraft took off from Amritsar for Dubai and finally landed in Kandahar, Afghanistan. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
10
Man who monitored 1999 Kandahar hijack admits goof-up
After the plane flew off to Lahore – the next stop was Dubai and eventually Kandahar – Dulat writes that the “CMG degenerated into a blame ... «The Indian Panorama, Jul 15»

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