Islamic Jihad

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

noun

1. 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
- the original Jihad was responsible for the assassination of Anwar Sadat in 1981
• Syn:
al-Jihad, Egyptian Islamic Jihad, Vanguards of Conquest
• Topics:
terrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist act
• Regions:
Egypt, Arab Republic of Egypt, United Arab Republic
• Instance Hypernyms:
terrorist organization, terrorist group, foreign terrorist organization, FTO
2. 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
• Syn:
Hizballah, Hezbollah, Hizbollah, Hizbullah, Lebanese Hizballah,
Party of God, Islamic Jihad for the Liberation of Palestine, Revolutionary Justice Organization, Organization of the Oppressed on Earth
• Topics:
terrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist act
• Regions:
Lebanon, Lebanese Republic
• Instance Hypernyms:
terrorist organization, terrorist group, foreign terrorist organization, FTO