dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/afg_MW.json
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{
"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"
}
}