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jihadi

ji·hadi

UK/d͡ʒɪˈhɑːdi/ US/d͡ʒəˈhɑːdi/ rare

adjective

1.

of or relating to a jihad

Origin

From jihad + -i, after Arabic جِهَادِيّ (jihādiyy). Both the noun and the adjective are in occasional use since the 1960s.

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