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GIA

uncommon uk

noun

1.

a terrorist organization of Islamic extremists whose violant activities began in 1992; aims to overthrow the secular Algerian regime and replace it with an Islamic state

  • “the GIA has embarked on a terrorist campaign of civilian massacres”
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Origin

* (name from Italian): Borrowed from Italian Gia * (name from Greek): Clipping of Georgia.

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