Osama

//əʊˈsɑːmə// name

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  1. 1
    A male given name from Arabic.

    "During the hunt for Osama bin Laden in 2011, CIA operatives in Pakistan posed as aid workers and even faked an immunization campaign. To many of my Muslim friends, this CIA spycraft is no different from what covert Christian missionaries do."

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic أُسَامَة (ʔusāma).

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