bin Laden

or Bin La·den

[ bin lahd-n ]

noun

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

bin Laden

/ ˌbɪnˈlɑːdən /

noun

1. bin LadenOsama19572011MSaudiPOLITICS: terrorist 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

Example Sentences

You were basically the guy to do every dictator or crazy character, from Gaddafi and Ahmadinejad to Bin Laden.

From The Daily Beast

The 2001 grand jury indictment named 21 suspects as being involved in the U.S. embassy bombings, including Osama bin Laden.

From The Daily Beast

Fellow SEAL Matt Bissonnette also claims to have shot bin Laden.

From The Daily Beast

Yet I had serious trouble understanding how to cheer on the news of Bin Laden or anyone else dying.

From The Daily Beast

In the mid-1990s, some visitors did begin to show up due to the construction efforts of Osama Bin Laden.

From The Daily Beast

Osama bin Laden declared: "Death is better than living on this Earth with the unbelievers among us."

From Project Gutenberg