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English noun: East Turkestan Islamic Movement

1. East Turkestan Islamic Movement (group) a group of Uighur Muslims fighting Chinese control of Xinjiang; declared by China in 2001 to be terrorists although there is a long history of cycles of insurgency and repression


SynonymsEast Turkistan Islamic Movement


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


Domain categoryact of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act


Domain regionSinkiang, Xinjiang, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region









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