English noun: Hezbollah |
1. | Hezbollah (group) a Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran; seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in Lebanon; car bombs are the signature weapon |
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| Synonyms | Hizballah, Hizbollah, Hizbullah, Islamic Jihad, Islamic Jihad for the Liberation of Palestine, Lebanese Hizballah, Organization of the Oppressed on Earth, Party of God, Revolutionary Justice Organization |
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| Instance hypernym | foreign terrorist organization, FTO, terrorist group, terrorist organization |
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| Domain category | act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act |
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| Domain region | Lebanese Republic, Lebanon |
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