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FEDAYEEN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(plural) Arab guerrillas who operate mainly against Israel
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("fedayeen" is a kind of...):
paramilitary; paramilitary force; paramilitary organisation; paramilitary organization; paramilitary unit (a group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops))
Domain usage:
plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)