| Main Entry: | Al-Qaeda |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | See al Qaeda |
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al-Qaeda
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| Main Entry: | al-Qaeda |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | See al Qaeda |
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al-Qae·da [al-key-duh, ‑kahy-duh] Pronunciation Key
–noun
| a radical Sunni Muslim organization dedicated to the elimination of a Western presence in Arab countries and militantly opposed to Western foreign policy: founded by Osama bin Laden in 1988. |
Also, al-Qaida.
[Origin: < Ar al-qa'ida, lit., the base
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| al-Qae·da or al-Qai·da
Audio Help (āl-kā'də, -kī'də, -kä'ē-də) Pronunciation Key
n. An international organization of loosely affiliated cells that carry out attacks and bombings in the attempt to disrupt the economies and influence of Western nations and advance Islamic fundamentalism. [Arabic al-qā'ida, the base : al-, the + qā'ida, foundation, base, feminine participle of qa'ada, to sit.] |
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| al-qaeda | |
noun | |
| a terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups; has cells in more than 50 countries |
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