Noun: Pathan pu'taan
- An ethnic minority speaking Pashto and living in northwestern Pakistan and southeastern Afghanistan
- Pashtun
- A member of the mountain people living in the eastern regions of Afghanistan
"Pathans are the predominant ethnic group in Afghanistan";
- Pashtun, Pushtun, Pashtoon
Derived forms: Pathans
Type of: Afghan, Afghanistani, ethnic minority
Encyclopedia: Pathan