Islamic state
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A Salafist group active in Libya, Nigeria, Iraq and Syria, where it has proclaimed an (unrecognized) state.
- 2 The unrecognized state (caliphate) proclaimed by this group.
Synonyms
All synonymsEtymology
From the group's Arabic-language name, الدَّوْلَة الْإِسْلَامِيَّة (ad-dawla l-ʔislāmiyya, literally “the Islamic State”).