JI

UK/dʒi/ US/ˈdʒi/ fairly common

noun

a clandestine group of southeast Asian terrorists organized in 1993 and trained by al-Qaeda; supports militant Muslims in Indonesia and the Philippines and has cells in Singapore and Malaysia and Indonesia

Synonyms

Jemaah Islamiyah
Islamic Group
Islamic Community
Malaysian Mujahidin Group
Malaysia Militant Group

Origin

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 姞 (Jí), sometimes derived from 女 (“woman, matriarchal clan marker”) + 吉 (jí, “lucky”). Doublet of Chi.

Related words

Broader terms

terrorist organization

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Grammar

noun

singular

plural

jis

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