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TALIBAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A fundamentalist Islamic militia; in 1995 the Taliban militia took over Afghanistan and in 1996 took Kabul and set up an Islamic government
Example:
the Taliban enforced a strict Muslim code of behavior
Synonyms:
Taleban; Taliban
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("Taliban" is a kind of...):
religious movement (a movement intended to bring about religious reforms)
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