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Princeton's WordNet

  1. al-Qaeda, Qaeda, al-Qa'ida, al-Qaida, Basenoun

    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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  1. al-qaida

    Al-Qaida, also spelled as Al-Qaeda, is an international extremist Islamic group founded by Osama bin Laden in the late 1980s. The literal translation of the name is "The Base" or "The Foundation". The organization is known for carrying out attacks against targets it perceives as enemies of Islam, including several high profile attacks such as the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon in the United States. Al-Qaida's ideology revolves around the idea of global jihad, aiming to establish Islamic law in countries across the world. Its structure is decentralized with affiliated groups in multiple countries.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of al-qaida in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of al-qaida in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of al-qaida in a Sentence

  1. Christopher Harnisch:

    The Taliban and al-Qaida, though evil organizations and barbaric in their own right, haven't gone that far in terms of their attacks.

  2. Sheikh Eissa al-Dahour:

    We suffered a lot from al-Qaida, we have no tolerance for this organization.

  3. Charlie Hebdo:

    There is a clear battle between al-Qaida and the Islamic State to become terror leaders. And this increases the risk of attacks.

  4. Abid Naseer:

    Abid is innocent, he is not a terrorist. He is not an al-Qaida operative.

  5. Nicholas Lewin:

    The defendant spent years helping craft al-Qaida's message to the world.


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