KHOMEINI

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• KHOMEINI (noun)
  The noun KHOMEINI has 1 sense:

1. Iranian religious leader of the Shiites; when Shah Pahlavi's regime fell Khomeini established a new constitution giving himself supreme powers (1900-1989)

  Familiarity information: KHOMEINI used as a noun is very rare.

• KHOMEINI (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Iranian religious leader of the Shiites; when Shah Pahlavi's regime fell Khomeini established a new constitution giving himself supreme powers (1900-1989)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Ayatollah Khomeini; Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini; Khomeini; Ruholla Khomeini

Instance hypernyms:

religious leader (leader of a religious order)