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English noun: Tamil Tigers

1. Tamil Tigers (group) a terrorist organization in Sri Lanka that began in 1970 as a student protest over the limited university access for Tamil students; currently seeks to establish an independent Tamil state called Eelam; relies on guerilla strategy including terrorist tactics that target key government and military personnel


SamplesThe Tamil Tigers perfected suicide bombing as a weapon of war.


SynonymsLiberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, LTTE, Tigers, World Tamil Association, World Tamil Movement


Instance hypernymforeign terrorist organization, FTO, terrorist group, terrorist organization


Domain categoryact of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act


Domain regionCeylon, Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka









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