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Rajput vs Pathan - What's the difference?

rajput | pathan |

As nouns the difference between rajput and pathan

is that rajput is a member of the kshatriya hindu caste while pathan is in india and pakistan, a pashtun; a member of the pashto-speaking people of north-west pakistan and south-east afghanistan.

rajput

English

Noun

(wikipedia Rajput) (en noun)
  • A member of the Kshatriya Hindu caste
  • An inhabitant of India

    • pathan

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • In India and Pakistan, a Pashtun; a member of the Pashto-speaking people of north-west Pakistan and south-east Afghanistan.
  • * 1855 , Sir Richard Burton, Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah , Dover 1964, p. 44-5:
    • After long deliberation about the choice of nations, I became a “Pathán .”