mujahedin
or mu·ja·hed·din, mu·ja·hi·deen
[ moo-jah-he-deen ]
/ muˌdʒɑ hɛˈdin /
plural noun (sometimes initial capital letter)
Muslim guerrilla fighters, especially in Afghanistan and Iran.
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Example sentences from the Web for mujaheddin
He wants to hunt down Mujaheddin with his helicopter rockets without any shame.
British Dictionary definitions for mujaheddin
mujaheddin
mujahedeen or mujahideen
/ (ˈmuːdʒəhəˈdiːn) /
pl n
the mujaheddin (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
Word Origin for mujaheddin
C20: from Arabic
mujāhidīn fighters, ultimately from
jihad