Hezbollah
/ˌhɛz.bəˈlɑ/ name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A Lebanese Shi'a Islamist political party and paramilitary group.
"There are fears of another war between Hezbollah and Israel as border clashes continue."
Synonyms
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More examples"Algeria doesn't consider Hezbollah a terrorist organization."
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic حِزْب اللّٰه (ḥizb allāh, literally “party of God”).