Al-qaeda

//ɑl ˈkaɪdə// name

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  1. 1
    A worldwide network of militant Sunni Islamic organizations and individuals.

    "Al-Qaeda often kills non-Muslim and non-Sunni civilians."

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"Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden has been killed by US forces in Pakistan."

Etymology

From Arabic الْقَاعِدَة (al-qāʕida), definite form of قَاعِدَة (qāʕida, “a foundation, a base”).

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