Khomeini

American  

[khoh-mey-nee, khoo-, khaw-mey-nee] / xoʊˈmeɪ ni, xʊ-, ˌxɔ meɪˈni /

noun

1. Ayatollah Ruhollah 1900?–89, Islamic leader of Iran 1979–89.

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Khomeini British  

/ ˈxɔmeɪˈniː /

noun

1. Ruholla (ˈruhɒˈlɑː), known as Ayatollah Khomeini. 1900–89, Iranian Shiite Muslim religious and political leader. Following the overthrow of the shah of Iran (1979) he returned from exile and instituted an Islamic republic. His rule saw deteriorating relations with the West and war (1980–88) with Iraq

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Example Sentences

Hussein imported the idea from Iran, where Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini led a revolution in 1979 and became both the country’s leader and its religious figurehead.

From The Wall Street Journal

State TV said the clip was filmed at Tehran's Imam Khomeini Mosque, named after the founder of the Islamic republic.

From BBC

The gunmen belonged to a dissident Iranian group opposed to Ayatollah Khomeini, the religious leader who came to power in Iran in 1979.

From BBC

A year after the book's release, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khomeini called for Sir Salman's execution.

From BBC

When Ayatollah Khomeini took power, her family went from wealthy to endangered.

From Los Angeles Times