{
  "Afghanistanism":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the practice (as by a journalist) of concentrating on problems in distant parts of the world while ignoring controversial local issues":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "af\u02c8gan\u0259\u02ccsta\u02ccniz\u0259m",
      "-st\u0259\u02cc-",
      "-taa\u02ccn-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Afghanistan + -ism ; from the remoteness of Afghanistan":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1943, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-161547"
  },
  "Afghanistan":{
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "landlocked country in western Asia east of Iran; capital Kabul area 251,827 square miles (652,230 square kilometers), population 34,941,000":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8g\u00e4-n\u0259-\u02ccst\u00e4n",
      "af-\u02c8ga-n\u0259-\u02ccstan"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-151745"
  },
  "Afghan":{
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": pashtun":[],
      ": pashto":[],
      ": a native or inhabitant of Afghanistan":[],
      ": a blanket or shawl of colored yarn knitted or crocheted in strips or squares":[],
      ": a Turkoman carpet of large size and long pile woven in geometric designs":[],
      ": afghan hound":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "also -g\u0259n",
      "\u02c8af-\u02ccgan"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Persian afgh\u0101n \"Pashtun\"":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1742, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-210158"
  },
  "Afghan fox":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": corsac":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1887, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-212647"
  },
  "afghan hound":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of a breed of tall slim swift hunting dogs originating in Afghanistan with a coat of silky thick hair and a long silky topknot":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1883, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-004655"
  },
  "afghani":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": the basic monetary unit of Afghanistan \u2014 see Money Table":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8g\u00e4-",
      "af-\u02c8ga-n\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The afghani has continued to depreciate against the U.S. dollar since the Taliban took over more than two months ago. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 4 Nov. 2021",
      "But the exchange rate started to weaken about a month ago, and on Wednesday, the afghani reached a record low of 86 to the U.S. dollar, according to Bloomberg data. \u2014 New York Times , 18 Aug. 2021",
      "Naser Ali, a property dealer in the city, first visited Maihan in October, paying 150 afghani ($1.73) for a 45-minute cryptocurrency training session and then registering an account with Binance, the world\u2019s largest crypto exchange. \u2014 Eltaf Najafizada, Fortune , 24 Apr. 2022",
      "The value of the afghani had dropped suddenly; people wanted dollars. \u2014 New York Times , 10 Dec. 2021",
      "Failing to get that assistance is likely to spur an economic meltdown, with the government \u2014 which needs aid to cover three-quarters of its expenses \u2014 unable to bring in foreign currency and prevent the fall of the afghani against the dollar. \u2014 Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times , 7 Sep. 2021",
      "Hospitals are desperately short of medicines, up to 95 percent of all households face food shortages, the poverty level is soaring toward 90 percent and the afghani , the national currency, is in free fall. \u2014 NBC News , 18 Dec. 2021",
      "The afghani spiked from about 81 to nearly 100 on Saturday. \u2014 Matt Egan, CNN , 18 Aug. 2021",
      "Foreign aid accounts for some 40 percent of Afghanistan\u2019s gross domestic product; the country\u2019s currency, the afghani , has tumbled since the Taliban\u2019s ascent. \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Aug. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "borrowed from Persian afgh\u0101n\u012b, literally, \"of the Pashtuns\"":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1927, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-012125"
  }
}