Definitions for hamasˈhɑ mɑs
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Ha•masˈhɑ mɑs(n.)
a Palestinian Islamic movement engaged in grass roots organizing and terrorism against Israel.
Category: Government
Origin of Hamas:
< Ar hamas, lit., zeal
Princeton's WordNet
Hamas, Islamic Resistance Movement(noun)
a militant Islamic fundamentalist political movement that opposes peace with Israel and uses terrorism as a weapon; seeks to create an Islamic state in place of Israel; is opposed to the PLO and has become a leading perpetrator of terrorist activity in Israel; pioneered suicide bombing
Wiktionary
Hamas(ProperNoun)
An Islamic militant organization that presses for an independent Palestinian state and abnegates the recognition of Israel.
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