Ghazni

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Ghazni

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From Pashto and Persian غزنی (Ġazni). Compare Old Median *ganǰam (“treasure”).

proper noun Ghazna · Ghuznee

A city, the capital of the province of Ghazni in eastern Afghanistan; the former capital of the Ghaznavid Empire. Tariq had told her that his parents were taking him south, to the city of Ghazni, to visit his paternal uncle.
Similar: Alexandria, Alexandria in Opiana, Alexandria Opiana, Jaguda, Ghaznain
A province in eastern Afghanistan. The raid took place in Espandi village in Ghazni province based on intelligence information from local officials.

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name city in Afghanistan

한국어	가즈니 gajeuni
हिन्दी	ग़ज़नी ġaznī, गजनी gajnī

name province of Afghanistan

한국어	가즈니 gajeuni
हिन्दी	ग़ज़नी ġaznī, गजनी gajnī

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@misc{ghazni_2026,
  title = {Ghazni},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ghazni},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}