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caftan
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
caftan
(noun)
caftan
noun
or
kaftan
/
ˈ
kæfˌtæn/
plural
caftans
caftan
noun
or
kaftan
/
ˈ
kæfˌtæn/
plural
caftans
Britannica Dictionary definition of CAFTAN
[
count
]
:
a long piece of clothing with long sleeves that is worn by men in countries that are just east of the Mediterranean Sea
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