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Abd-el Krim

Abd-el Krim

noun

1881?–1963, Moroccan chief: leader of the Riff revolts 1921, 1924.
Abd-el-Krim

Abd-el-Krim

noun

1882–1963, Moroccan chief who led revolts against Spain and France, surrendered before their combined forces in 1926, but later formed the North African independence movement

Abd-el Krim

American

[ahb-del kreem, krim] / ˌɑb dɛl ˈkrim, ˈkrɪm /

noun

1881?–1963, Moroccan chief: leader of the Riff revolts 1921, 1924.

Abd-el-Krim British

/ ˌæbdʊlˈkrɪm /

noun

1882–1963, Moroccan chief who led revolts against Spain and France, surrendered before their combined forces in 1926, but later formed the North African independence movement

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Abd-el-Krim

An insatiable traveler, he wandered Europe and Africa, made great friends with Moroccan Patriot Abd-el-Krim.

From Time Magazine Archive

I am naturally afraid," admitted Mr. Malvy, "that Abd-el-Krim has become very difficult to satisfy.

From Time Magazine Archive

Abd-el-Krim replied by declaring that the occupation by French troops of the upper Wergha Valley, which was under his control, constituted an unfriendly act, declared war.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Mulay Mohammed ben Abd-el-Krim," they shouted, brandishing their swords, "Sultan el-Islam, dj'der ba-ba Spanol!"

From Time Magazine Archive

Gentlemen, have any of you ever studied the tactics of Abd-el-Krim or, more recently still, Tito?

From Border, Breed Nor Birth by Reynolds, Mack

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