Taliban (redirected from Talibanized)

Tal·i·ban  (tl-bn)

n.

A fundamentalist Muslim group that controlled much of Afghanistan from 1995 until U.S. military intervention in 2001.

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[Pashto tlibn, pl. of tlib, student, from Arabic lib, from alaba, to seek.]

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Taliban, Taleban, Talibaan [ˈtælɪbæn]

n

(Non-Christian Religions / Islam) (in Afghanistan) a fundamentalist Islamic army: in 1996 it defeated the ruling mujaheddin factions and seized control of the country; overthrown in 2001 by US-led forces

[from Arabic tāliban seekers]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Taliban - a fundamentalist Islamic militia; in 1995 the Taliban militia took over Afghanistan and in 1996 took Kabul and set up an Islamic government; "the Taliban enforced a strict Muslim code of behavior" Taleban religious movement - a movement intended to bring about religious reforms

Translations

Taliban [ˈtælɪbæn]

A. NPL the Taliban → los talibanes

B. ADJ → talibán/ana

Taliban [ˈtælɪbæn]

n → taliban(e) m/f, Taliban(e) m/f
the Taliban → les talibans

adj → taliban(e)

Taliban

n → Taliban f