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shaheed

sha·heed

UK/ʃəˈhiːd/ US/ʃʌˈhid/ uncommon

noun

1.

Arabic term for holy martyrs; applied by Palestinians to suicide bombers

Origin

From Arabic شَهِيد (šahīd, “martyr, witness”).

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