Taliban
pronunciation
How to pronounce Taliban in British English:
UK 
How to pronounce Taliban in American English:
US [tælə'bæn]
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- Noun:
- a fundamentalist Islamic militia; in 1995 the Taliban militia took over Afghanistan and in 1996 took Kabul and set up an Islamic government
Word Origin
- Taliban (n.)
- Sunni fundamentalist movement begun in Afghanistan, Pashto plural of Arabic tālib "student;" so called because it originated among students in Pakistani religious schools. Group formed c. 1993. Often incorrectly treated as singular in English.
Example
- 1. The taliban also claimed to have destroyed coalition aircraft .
- 2. The taliban have denied that .
- 3. The pakistani taliban claimed responsibility .
- 4. The taliban claimed responsibility for the attack .
- 5. But they think that taliban is better .