Synonyms for Kandahar
ˌkʌn dəˈhɑrkan·da·har

Princeton's WordNet

1. Kandahar, Qandaharnoun

   a city in southern Afghanistan; an important trading center

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1. • Afghanistan
   • City

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1. List of paraphrases for "kandahar":

   qandahar, kaf

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How to use Kandahar in a sentence?

1. Deborah Lyons:

   The war in Afghanistan has entered a new, deadlier, and more destructive phase, the provincial capitals of Kandahar, Herat, and Lashkar Gahin particular havecome under significant pressure. This is a clear attempt by the Taliban to seize urban centers with the force of arms.

2. Sayed Abdullah:

   We beg the government and the Taliban to let us go either back to Kandahar or Ghazni. There are many women and children.

3. Ali Shamsi:

   We are  continuously in contact with the Ministry of Counter Narcotics asking them to provide us capability, funds and assets to start the anti-narcotic campaigning in Kandahar province as quickly as possible.

4. Sayed Abdullah:

   There are hundreds of cars, buses stuck in the Nawrak area of Zabul since yesterday morning, we beg the government and the Taliban to let us go either back to Kandahar or Ghazni. There are many women and children.

5. Amanullah Hotaki:

   In some districts where the Taliban are in control, food prices have gone up, there are no hospitals, people die on the way to Kandahar to get treatment.