mujahedin

or mu·ja·hed·din, mu·ja·hi·deen

[ moo-jah-he-deen ]

/ muˌdʒɑ hɛˈdin /

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plural noun (sometimes initial capital letter)

Muslim guerrilla fighters, especially in Afghanistan and Iran.

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How to use mujahedin in a sentence

Similarly, the messages from Saudi Arabia and Yemen were attributed generically to the “mujahideen” in both countries.
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At least one report suggested Israel collaborated with the Iranian opposition group Mujahideen e-Khalq in the latest operation.
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When the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, Azzam was one of the first Arabs to go to Pakistan to help the mujahideen.
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“He came to the most restricted meetings of the Arab mujahideen,” the young Afghan told The Daily Beast.
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He built roads for the mujahideen to carry their weapons across the countryside.
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