bin Laden

or Bin La·den

[ bin lahd-n ]

noun
  1. Osama, 1957–2011, Arab militant leader: founder of al-Qaeda.

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bin Laden

/ (ˌbɪnˈlɑːdən) /


noun
  1. Osama (əʊˈsɑːmə). 1957–2011, Saudi-born leader of the al-Qaida terrorist network: presumed architect of the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington of September 11 2001. Killed by US Special Forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan

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