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English noun: Islamic Jihad | |||
| 1. | Islamic Jihad (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 | ||
| Synonyms | Hezbollah, Hizballah, Hizbollah, Hizbullah, Islamic Jihad for the Liberation of Palestine, Lebanese Hizballah, Organization of the Oppressed on Earth, Party of God, Revolutionary Justice Organization | ||
| Instance hypernym | foreign terrorist organization, FTO, terrorist group, terrorist organization | ||
| Domain category | act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act | ||
| Domain region | Lebanese Republic, Lebanon | ||
| 2. | Islamic Jihad (group) an Islamic extremist group active since the late 1970s; seeks to overthrow the Egyptian government and replace it with an Islamic state; works in small underground cells | ||
| Samples | The original Jihad was responsible for the assassination of Anwar Sadat in 1981. | ||
| Synonyms | al-Jihad, Egyptian Islamic Jihad, Vanguards of Conquest | ||
| Instance hypernym | foreign terrorist organization, FTO, terrorist group, terrorist organization | ||
| Domain category | act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act | ||
| Domain region | Arab Republic of Egypt, Egypt, United Arab Republic | ||
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