Definition of Masoud

1. Noun. Afghan leader of forces opposed to the Taliban; won fame by successfully resisting the Soviets in the 1980s; was assassinated by men posing as journalists (1953-2001).

Exact synonyms: Ahmad Shah Masoud
Generic synonyms: Leader

Lexicographical Neighbors of Masoud

Mason-Dixon Line
Mason-Pfiser virus
Mason City
Mason and Dixon's Line
Mason and Dixon Line
Mason jar
Mason operation
Masonic
Masonite
Masora
Masorah
Masorete
Masoretic
Masoretical
Masorite
Masoud (current term)
Masovia
Masovian
Masovians
Masqat
Masr

Literary usage of Masoud

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Directory of Northridge Earthquake Research edited by Brian Cowan, Michael Mahoney, Stephen A. Mahin (2000)
"Name: Address: Masoud Zadeh EQE Engineering & Design 44 Montgomery Street ... TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES PERFORMANCE IN THE NORTHRIDGE EARTHQUAKE Masoud ..."

2. The Dictionary of Biographical Reference: Containing Over One Hundred by Lawrence Barnett Phillips (1889)
"1294 Masoud III., AU ed Daulah, sultan of Hindustan, 1099 ; d. 1115 Masoud IV. ... 1247 Masoud, Abou'l ..."

3. The Story of the Church of Egypt: Being an Outline of the History of the by Edith Louisa Butcher (1897)
"Masoud, meeting the king by chance, riding on a horse without harness and almost ... Masoud penetrated no farther than the town of Dongola, which, he says, ..."

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