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hez⋅bol⋅lah

  [Arab. khes-bah-lah]
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–noun
a radical Shiʿite Muslim organization in Lebanon engaged in guerrilla warfare against Israel.
Also, Hizballah.

Origin:
< Ar: lit., Party of God
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Hezbollah

A radical Arabic organization that arose after the Israeli invasion of Lebanon. The Hezbollah has often been accused of terrorism.

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

Hezbollah 
extremist Shiite group active in Lebanon, 1960, from Pers. hezbollah, Arabic hizbullah, lit. "Party of God," from hezb/hizb "party" + allah "God." An adherent is a Hezbollahi.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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