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mujaheddin

British

/ ˈmuːdʒəhəˈdiːn /

plural noun

(sometimes capital) (in Afghanistan and Iran) fundamentalist Muslim guerrillas; in Afghanistan in 1992 the mujaheddin overthrew the government but were unable to agree on a constitution due to factional conflict and in 1996 Taliban forces seized power

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Etymology

Origin of mujaheddin

C20: from Arabic mujāhidīn fighters, ultimately from _jihad

Example Sentences

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The district subgovernor in the valley had been a mujaheddin commander decades earlier and battled occupying Soviet forces in the same mountains.

From Washington Post • Jun. 29, 2010

A former British soldier turned-intrepid BBC cameraman, Juvenal's fascination with Afghanistan dates back to the 1980s when he accompanied the mujaheddin fighters trekking over the Hindu Kush to fight the Soviets.

From Time • Apr. 13, 2010

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