"Afghanistanism" meaning in English

See Afghanistanism in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: Afghanistanisms [plural]
Etymology: Afghanistan + -ism Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Afghanistan|ism}} Afghanistan + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} Afghanistanism (countable and uncountable, plural Afghanistanisms)
  1. The practice of concentrating on problems in distant parts of the world while ignoring controversial local issues. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Afghanistanism-en-noun-OTLH8vDi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ism Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 35 10 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 52 35 12 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 50 38 12
  2. Hopelessly arcane and irrelevant scholarship. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Afghanistanism-en-noun-Hm-ilRSl
  3. Fascination with exotic, faraway lands. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Afghanistanism-en-noun-PQ3jldZR

Inflected forms

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