mujahideen
pronunciation
How to pronounce mujahideen in British English:
UK [ˌmu:dʒəhə'di:n]
How to pronounce mujahideen in American English:
US [ˌmudʒəhə'din]
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- Noun:
- a military force of Muslim guerilla warriors engaged in a jihad
Word Origin
Example
- 1. So should I put you down as a mujahideen ?
- 2. Al-qaeda was forged from the arab volunteers who had fought with the afghan mujahideen against the soviet occupation of the country .
- 3. Indian television reports said a little-known outfit called deccan mujahideen had sent a letter claiming responsibility for the attacks but the reports could not be confirmed and no other information was immediately available .
- 4. Above , a mujahideen tank battles in tora bora on dec. 20 , 2001 .
- 5. No group has yet claimed responsibility for these particular attacks , although suspicions initially fell on lashkar-e-taiba and a homegrown islamist group , indian mujahideen .