Gandhara
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Gandhara
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Sanskrit गन्धार (gandhāra).
proper noun
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An ancient kingdom that occupied parts of present-day Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Similar: Paropamisadae
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a province in northwestern Pakistan.
- North-West Frontier Province, proposed as a rename before Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was chosen in 2010. Was favoured by some due to its lack of ethnic connotations.
Translations
Talk about this word "Gandhara." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gandhara. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Gandhara. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gandhara "Gandhara." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gandhara.Cite this
@misc{gandhara_2026,
title = {Gandhara},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gandhara},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
