Definition of Mujahedin

1. Noun. A military force of Muslim guerilla warriors engaged in a jihad. "Some call the mujahidin international warriors but others just call them terrorists"

Exact synonyms: Mujahadeen, Mujahadein, Mujahadin, Mujahedeen, Mujahideen, Mujahidin
Category relationships: Act Of Terrorism, Terrorism, Terrorist Act
Generic synonyms: Force, Military Force, Military Group, Military Unit
Specialized synonyms: Mujahedeen Khalq
Member holonyms: Mujahid

Definition of Mujahedin

1. [n]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mujahedin

muir-torre syndrome
muirburn
muirburns
muirite
muirs
muishond
muist
muisted
muisting
muists
mujahadeen
mujahadein
mujahadin
mujahed
mujahedeen
mujahedin (current term)
mujahid
mujahideen
mujahidin
mujik
mujiks
mujtihad
mukataa
muke
mukes
mukhinite
mukhtar
mukhtars
mukluk
mukluks

Literary usage of Mujahedin

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

1. Human Rights Watch World Report 1992 by Human Rights Watch (Organization (1991)
"government moved toward public support for a political settlement in Afghanistan, spurred by the decision of some mujahedin parties, notably the Hezb-e ..."

2. Patterns of Global Terrorism 1993 by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"Between 1979 and 1992, several thousand non-Afghan Muslims volunteered to fight alongside the Afghan mujahedin in their ultimately successful war against ..."

3. Patterns of Global Terrorism, (1995) by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"Afghan mujahedin kidnapped 81 Pakistanis on a schoolbus in Peshawar in February. ... More than 20 camps in Afghanistan that once trained mujahedin to fight ..."

4. Challenges in U.S.-Asian Policy: Hearing Before the Committee on by Nancy Lubin (1999)
"The mujahedin E-Khalq (MEK) meets all the legal criteria for designation as a foreign terrorist organization. The fact that it conducts terrorist activity ..."

5. Patterns of Global Terrorism, 1997 edited by Christopher W. Ross (1998)
"mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MEK or MKO)* aka The National Liberation Army of lran (NLA, the militant wing of the MEK), the People's mujahedin of lran ..."

6. Competitiveness Issues: The Business Environment in the U.S., Japan and Germany (1993)
"... unknown Armed attack (shooting) Civilians Assault rifles (AK-47) 19 Kashmiri None reported Armed militants from the Harkat ul-mujahedin (HUM) attacked a ..."

7. Human Rights Watch World Report 1992 by Human Rights Watch (Organization (1991)
"government moved toward public support for a political settlement in Afghanistan, spurred by the decision of some mujahedin parties, notably the Hezb-e ..."

8. Patterns of Global Terrorism 1993 by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"Between 1979 and 1992, several thousand non-Afghan Muslims volunteered to fight alongside the Afghan mujahedin in their ultimately successful war against ..."

9. Patterns of Global Terrorism, (1995) by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"Afghan mujahedin kidnapped 81 Pakistanis on a schoolbus in Peshawar in February. ... More than 20 camps in Afghanistan that once trained mujahedin to fight ..."

10. Challenges in U.S.-Asian Policy: Hearing Before the Committee on by Nancy Lubin (1999)
"The mujahedin E-Khalq (MEK) meets all the legal criteria for designation as a foreign terrorist organization. The fact that it conducts terrorist activity ..."

11. Patterns of Global Terrorism, 1997 edited by Christopher W. Ross (1998)
"mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MEK or MKO)* aka The National Liberation Army of lran (NLA, the militant wing of the MEK), the People's mujahedin of lran ..."

12. Competitiveness Issues: The Business Environment in the U.S., Japan and Germany (1993)
"... unknown Armed attack (shooting) Civilians Assault rifles (AK-47) 19 Kashmiri None reported Armed militants from the Harkat ul-mujahedin (HUM) attacked a ..."

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