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MUTAWA'EEN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Religious police in Saudi Arabia whose duty is to ensure strict adherence to established codes of conduct; offenders may be detained indefinitely; foreigners are not excluded
Synonyms:
Mutawa; Mutawa'een
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("Mutawa'een" is a kind of...):
constabulary; law; police; police force (the force of policemen and officers)
Domain region:
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Saudi Arabia (an absolute monarchy occupying most of the Arabian Peninsula in southwest Asia; vast oil reserves dominate the economy)
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