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mujahideen

mu·ja·hi·deen

US/muˌd͡ʒɑhɛˈdin/ rare

noun

1.

a military force of Muslim guerilla warriors engaged in a jihad

  • “some call the mujahidin international warriors but others just call them terrorists”
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From Arabic مُجَاهِدِين (mujāhidīn), plural of مُجَاهِد (mujāhid, “fighter, freedom fighter, warrior, struggler”).

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