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Mujaheddin

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mujaheddin, mujahedeen, mujahideen [ˈmuːdʒəhəˈdiːn]
pl n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (preceded by the; sometimes capital) (in Afghanistan and Iran) fundamentalist Muslim guerrillas; in Afghanistan in 1992 the mujaheddin overthrew the government but were unable to agree on a constitution due to factional conflict and in 1996 Taliban forces seized power
[from Arabic mujāhidīn fighters, ultimately from jihad]
Translations
mujaheddin [ˈmuːdʒəhəˈdiːn] NPL → mujaidines mpl
Mujaheddin
n → Mudschaheddin m
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