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Reconciliation is what takes place, of course, at higher levels. President Karzai has been very clear about the red lines for reconciliation, accept the constitution, lay down their weapons, cut their ties with al Qaeda and essentially become productive or at least participating members of society in that regard.
David Petraeus

Meaning of "Karzai" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF KARZAI

Karzai  [ˈkɑːzdɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KARZAI

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Karzai 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 KARZAI MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Karzai

Hamid Karzai

Hamid Karzai GCMG is the 12th and current President of Afghanistan, taking office on 22 December 2001. He became a dominant political figure after the removal of the Taliban regime in late 2001. During the December 2001 International Conference on Afghanistan in Germany, Karzai was selected by prominent Afghan political figures to serve a six-month term as Chairman of the Interim Administration. He was then chosen for a two-year term as Interim President during the 2002 loya jirga that was held in Kabul, Afghanistan. After the 2004 presidential election, Karzai was declared winner and became President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. He won a second five-year term in the 2009 presidential election.

Definition of Karzai in the English dictionary

The definition of Karzai in the dictionary is Hamid. born 1957, Afghan military and political leader: acting president ; president from 2004.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KARZAI


Thursday
ˈθɜːzdɪ
Tuesday
ˈtjuːzdɪ
Wednesday
ˈwɛnzdɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KARZAI

Kasai
kasbah
kasha
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Kashgar
Kashi
kashmir
Kashmir goat
Kashmiri
Kashmirian
kashrut
kashruth
kasme
Kasparov
Kassa
Kassala
Kassel
Kastrop-Rauxel

WORDS THAT END LIKE KARZAI

ai
banzai
Bhai
chai
Chennai
Dubai
jai
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Madurai
Mumbai
rai
Rinzai
sai
samurai
shanghai
Sinai
Tai
Thai
wai
Weihai

Synonyms and antonyms of Karzai in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Karzai» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KARZAI

Find out the translation of Karzai to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
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Translator English - Chinese

卡尔扎伊
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Karzai
570 millions of speakers

English

Karzai
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

करजई
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كرزاي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Карзай
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Karzai
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কারজাই
260 millions of speakers

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Karzaï
220 millions of speakers

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Karzai
190 millions of speakers

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Karzai
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カルザイ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

카르자이
85 millions of speakers

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Karzai
85 millions of speakers
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Karzai
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கர்சாய்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

करझाई
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Karzai
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Karzai
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Karzaj
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Карзай
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Karzai
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Καρζάι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Karzai
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Karzai
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Karzai
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KARZAI»

The term «Karzai» is quite widely used and occupies the 48.133 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Karzai

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2 QUOTES WITH «KARZAI»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Karzai.
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David Petraeus
Reconciliation is what takes place, of course, at higher levels. President Karzai has been very clear about the red lines for reconciliation, accept the constitution, lay down their weapons, cut their ties with al Qaeda and essentially become productive or at least participating members of society in that regard.
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Anders Fogh Rasmussen
I think President Karzai realizes exactly how important it is to strengthen the fight against corruption in the country now, step up endeavors to stop the drug trade and to deliver better governance. He said as much in his inaugural address.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KARZAI»

Discover the use of Karzai in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Karzai and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Karzai: The Failing American Intervention and the Struggle ...
The book reveals how Karzai's early years in Karz and Kabul with his prominent—but not wealthy—family, his fluency in languages (Pashtu, Dari, and English), and his university education in India all played a role in helping him develop ...
Nick Mills, 2007
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Hamid Karzai
Hamid Karzai made history on December 7, 2004, when he was officially sworn in as Afghanistanrs"s first democratically elected president.
Dennis Abrams, 2007
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Conflict in Afghanistan: A Historical Encyclopedia
KARZAI,HAMID (1959– ) Hamid Karzai was appointed head ofthe Afghan Interim Government in December 2001 and confirmed as president of Afghanistan for a further period of two years by the Loya Jirga (Grand Council) held in June 2002.
Frank Clements, 2003
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Power Struggle Over Afghanistan: An Inside Look at What Went ...
Based on the author’s own conversations with President Karzai and other Afghan politicians, as well as prominent international representatives, Power Struggle Over Afghanistan is a Norwegian diplomat’s account of his two years at the ...
Kai Eide, 2013
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Good Morning Afghanistan
Told with searing honesty, this is a story of struggle, cruelty, and courage populated by ordinary people who risk their lives for freedom.
Waseem Mahmood, Hamid Karzai, 2007
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The Wars of Afghanistan: Messianic Terrorism, Tribal ...
This revelatory, unprecedented, insiderÕs account of AfghanistanÕs history since the 1970s, and of U.S. involvement, is indispensable reading for anyone concerned about the current war
Peter Tomsen, 2013
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Aspiration and Ambivalence: Strategies and Realities of ...
See Rosenberg, “Karzai Orders Prosecutor and Tribunal”; Rubin, “Bank Case Gets Tribunal.” 46. On Karzai's threat to join the Taliban, see Alissa Rubin, “ Karzai's Words Leave Few Choices for the West,” New York Times, April 4, 2010.
Vanda Felbab-Brown, 2013
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Nation-Building: Beyond Afghanistan and Iraq
The Bonn Accords laid out a process of graduated transition to full sovereignty by first establishing an Interim Afghan Authority headed by Pashtun tribal leader Hamid Karzai, who held office from January to June 2002. A grand council known  ...
Francis Fukuyama, 2008
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Afghanistan: Politics, Government Formation, and Performance
Karzai. and. His. Opponents. In post-Taliban Afghanistan, the National Assembly (parliament)—particularly the 249 seat elected lower house (Wolesi Jirga, House of the People)—has become the key institution for the non-Pashtun ethnic ...
Kenneth Katzman, 2009
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102 Days of War: How Osama bin Laden, al Qaeda & the Taliban ...
Hamid Karzai also returned from Pakistan to his home in southern Afghanistan. 23 Hamid Karzai would prove to be a significant figure in the future of Afghanistan. Karzai was born in 1957 in Kandahar to a prominent and respected Pashtun ...
YANIV BARZILAI, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KARZAI»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Karzai 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 …
KABUL — Two days before his presidential tenure ended last September, Hamid Karzai delivered farewell remarks to a group of foreign ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
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Contempt citation looming for DoD, CIA?
... Guardians of the Islamic Revolution, Afghanistan, President Hamid Karzai, the Afghan Operational Coordination Group, the Khasa Amalyati ... «WND.com, Jul 15»
3
An Afghan Dancing Boy Grows Up - Fair Observer
When the United Nations raised the issue before then-President Hamid Karzai, he replied: “Let us win the war first. Then we will deal with such matters.”. «Fair Observer, Jul 15»
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Officials 'tempered' education data to obtain US aid - University …
... to Afghan education officials who claimed that their predecessors under the government of Hamid Karzai had inflated the number of students, ... «University World News, Jul 15»
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The Camp David of Pakistan | Foreign Policy
Hekmat Khalil Karzai, deputy minister of foreign affairs and a cousin of former President Hamid Karzai, led the Murree delegation while ... «Foreign Policy, Jul 15»
6
John Kerry, a tireless diplomat with zeal for a deal - FT.com
Jonah Blank, a former aide who watched him deal with Afghan president Hamid Karzai, said he was “tailor made” for the Iran talks because ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
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Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai gestures as he speaks …
KABUL: Barely 10 months after retiring as president, Hamid Karzai remains a formidable presence in Afghan politics, with critics accusing him of Machiavellian ... «DAWN.com, Jul 15»
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Obama promotes “historic” nuclear deal with Iran - World Socialist …
In 2001, Tehran assisted the US in installing Hamid Karzai as Afghanistan's puppet president. And in 2003, shortly after the US's illegal ... «World Socialist Web Site, Jul 15»
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The former Afghan president has cast himself as a unifier of the …
Aware of Karzai's intentions, but keen to avoid an open clash he might not win, Ghani has in the past tolerated the former president's ... «DAWN.com, Jul 15»
10
A fast-casual Helmand headed for East Baltimore
The Karzai family will open a fast-casual version of their Mount Vernon Afghan restaurant next year in East Baltimore. By Richard Gorelick The ... «Baltimore Sun, Jul 15»

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