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MUJAHEDEEN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does mujahedeen mean?
• MUJAHEDEEN (noun)
The noun MUJAHEDEEN has 1 sense:
1. a military force of Muslim guerilla warriors engaged in a jihad
Familiarity information: MUJAHEDEEN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A military force of Muslim guerilla warriors engaged in a jihad
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
mujahadeen; mujahadein; mujahadin; mujahedeen; mujahedin; mujahideen; mujahidin
Context example:
some call the mujahidin international warriors but others just call them terrorists
Hypernyms ("mujahedeen" is a kind of...):
force; military force; military group; military unit (a unit that is part of some military service)
Meronyms (members of "mujahedeen"):
mujahid (a Muslim engaged in what he considers to be a jihad)
Domain category:
act of terrorism; terrorism; terrorist act (the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mujahedeen"):
Mujahedeen Khalq (Iranian guerillas based in Iraq)
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