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Helmand
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A river in Afghanistan, and the province named after it.
"The Helmand River flows for hundreds of miles through southern Afghanistan."
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Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA major river and province in southern Afghanistan.
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Etymology
From an old Iranian root meaning roughly "with dams", via Persian and Pashto.