noun
1. an Islamic extremist group active since the late 1970s; seeks to overthrow the Egyptian government and replace it with an Islamic state; works in small underground cells
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the original Jihad was responsible for the assassination of Anwar Sadat in 1981
• Syn: ↑al-Jihad, ↑Egyptian Islamic Jihad, ↑Vanguards of Conquest
• Topics: ↑terrorism, ↑act of terrorism, ↑terrorist act
• Regions: ↑Egypt, ↑Arab Republic of Egypt, ↑United Arab Republic
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑terrorist organization, ↑terrorist group, ↑foreign terrorist organization, ↑FTO
2. a Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran; seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in Lebanon; car bombs are the signature weapon
• Syn:
↑Hizballah, ↑Hezbollah, ↑Hizbollah, ↑Hizbullah, ↑Lebanese Hizballah, ↑Party of God, ↑Islamic Jihad for the Liberation of Palestine, ↑Revolutionary Justice Organization, ↑Organization of the Oppressed on Earth
• Topics: ↑terrorism, ↑act of terrorism, ↑terrorist act
• Regions: ↑Lebanon, ↑Lebanese Republic
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑terrorist organization, ↑terrorist group, ↑foreign terrorist organization, ↑FTO
Useful english dictionary. 2012.