East Turkistan Islamic Movement

east·tur·kis·tanislamicmovement

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noun

1.

a group of Uighur Muslims fighting Chinese control of Xinjiang; declared by China in 2001 to be terrorists although there is a long history of cycles of insurgency and repression

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terrorist organization

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Grammar

noun
singular	east turkistan islamic movement
plural	east turkistan islamic movements

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