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Princeton's WordNet

  1. mujahidin, mujahedin, mujahedeen, mujahadeen, mujahadin, mujahideen, mujahadeinnoun

    a military force of Muslim guerilla warriors engaged in a jihad

    "some call the mujahidin international warriors but others just call them terrorists"

Wiktionary

  1. mujahideennoun

    Muslim holy warriors engaged in a jihad.

  2. mujahideennoun

    Plural form of mujahid.

  3. Etymology: (mujahidín), fighters, plural of (mujáhid), fighter, freedom fighter, warrior, struggler.

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  1. mujahideen

    The term Mujahideen refers to individuals who engage in jihad, typically in reference to guerrilla warriors or militants in Islamic or Muslim-majority territories or regions. The term originated in the mid-20th century during the Afghan conflict against the Soviet Union, but has since been used more widely to refer to various Islamic fighters or holy warriors. It is important to note that the term's interpretation can significantly vary depending on cultural, historical, or political contexts.

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  1. Mujahideen

    Mujahideen is a term that Muslims use to describe those they see as Muslims who struggle in the path of Allah. The word is from the same Arabic triliteral root as jihad. In recent years, Mujahideen has been most closely associated by the west with radical Islam, encompassing several militant groups and struggles.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of mujahideen in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of mujahideen in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of mujahideen in a Sentence

  1. Nikita Malik:

    Whether it's a game-changer is really going to depend on what is the reaction -- are the ISIS fanboys and the rank and file going to celebrate this woman? Or are they going to say, 'We really don't approve. We prefer our women at home, under the veil, cooking, cleaning and giving birth to little mujahideen'? it was done more of a defense mechanism rather than as an act of violence. Islamic State has said in its propaganda many times women are to remain in the home and really their participation in jihad is more nurturing role as a mother and a wife.

  2. Zabihullah Mujahid:

    The mujahideen are trying to avoid any harm to Kunduz residents.

  3. Kunduz Governor Mohammad Omar Safi:

    A large number of them (mujahideen militias) were unhappy with the government, so we tried to bring them into an organized framework.

  4. Baz Mohammad Sarwari:

    Unfortunately, our initial reports show that 22 people, including women and children, have been killed and four others injured, the Mujahideen have reached to some of the affected areas, but Badghis is a mountainous province, the number of casualties might go up.

  5. Yaser Al-Haji:

    I'm sure they supported Jaysh al Mujahideen and other groups, but since then there has been a negative campaign against the Brotherhood inside Syria, they are not out in the open.

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