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Abd-el Krim

[ ahb-del kreem, krim ]
/ ˌɑb dɛl ˈkrim, ˈkrɪm /
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noun
1881?–1963, Moroccan chief: leader of the Riff revolts 1921, 1924.
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How to use Abd-el Krim in a sentence

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

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British Dictionary definitions for Abd-el Krim

Abd-el-Krim
/ (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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