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MUJAHEDIN

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

1. a military force of Muslim guerilla warriors engaged in a jihad

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

• MUJAHEDIN (noun)

Sense 1

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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 ("mujahedin" is a kind of...):

force; military force; military group; military unit (a unit that is part of some military service)

Meronyms (members of "mujahedin"):

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 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 "mujahedin"):

Mujahedeen Khalq (Iranian guerillas based in Iraq)

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(English proverb)
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(Bulgarian proverb)
"He sold his vinyard and bought a squeezer."
(Arabic proverb)
"He who kills with bullets will die by bullets."
(Corsican proverb)

Useful links:
Meaning of force
Pronunciation of military group
Meaning of military unit
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