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FEDAYEEN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fedayeen mean?
• FEDAYEEN (noun)
The noun FEDAYEEN has 1 sense:
1. (plural) Arab guerrillas who operate mainly against Israel
Familiarity information: FEDAYEEN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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)
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