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Definition of Mujahideen
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"
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 Mujahideen
1. Noun. (Islam) Muslim holy warriors engaged in a jihad. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mujahideen
1. [n]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mujahideen
Literary usage of Mujahideen
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bear Went Over the Mountain: Soviet Combat Tactics in Afghanistan by Lester W. Grau, Voennai︠a︡ akademii︠a︡ imeni M.V. Frunze (1996)
"The mujahideen knew that the mobile security patrol consisted only of a small
... The mujahideen fire knocked out an 82mm mortar, a 12.7mm "Cliff heavy ..."
2. Publications by Oriental Translation Fund (1833)
"... -UL-mujahideen. CHAP. I. Regarding certain divine commands,* wherein war
against infidels is enjoined. ..."
3. The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Register for British India and Its Dependencies (1834)
"... UL-mujahideen."' THE author of this work was Sheikh Zeen-ud-deen, who lived
in the reign of Sultan Alee-adil Shah, the fifth sovereign of the Adil-shahy ..."
4. Landmine Monitor Report 1999: Toward a Mine-free World by International Campaign to Ban Land Mines (1999)
"The mujahideen planted mines (mainly antitank) in the main roads and ...
Various mujahideen factions have been fighting since 1992, and all sides have used ..."
5. Firepower in Limited War by Robert H. Scales, Jr. (1990)
"mujahideen feared the Hind. Artillery and fixed-wing fighters were effective as
terror weapons against civilian populations, but only the Hind could ..."
6. Azerbaijan: Seven Years of Conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh by Christopher Panico, Human Rights Watch, Jemera Rone (1994)
"During the Azerbaijani December 1993 offensive, mujahideen reportedly played a
key role in ... Allegedly, the mujahideen are used to stiffen Azeri forces. ..."
7. Bear Went Over the Mountain: Soviet Combat Tactics in Afghanistan by Lester W. Grau, Voennai︠a︡ akademii︠a︡ imeni M.V. Frunze (1996)
"The mujahideen knew that the mobile security patrol consisted only of a small
... The mujahideen fire knocked out an 82mm mortar, a 12.7mm "Cliff heavy ..."
8. Publications by Oriental Translation Fund (1833)
"... -UL-mujahideen. CHAP. I. Regarding certain divine commands,* wherein war
against infidels is enjoined. ..."
9. The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Register for British India and Its Dependencies (1834)
"... UL-mujahideen."' THE author of this work was Sheikh Zeen-ud-deen, who lived
in the reign of Sultan Alee-adil Shah, the fifth sovereign of the Adil-shahy ..."
10. Landmine Monitor Report 1999: Toward a Mine-free World by International Campaign to Ban Land Mines (1999)
"The mujahideen planted mines (mainly antitank) in the main roads and ...
Various mujahideen factions have been fighting since 1992, and all sides have used ..."
11. Firepower in Limited War by Robert H. Scales, Jr. (1990)
"mujahideen feared the Hind. Artillery and fixed-wing fighters were effective as
terror weapons against civilian populations, but only the Hind could ..."
12. Azerbaijan: Seven Years of Conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh by Christopher Panico, Human Rights Watch, Jemera Rone (1994)
"During the Azerbaijani December 1993 offensive, mujahideen reportedly played a
key role in ... Allegedly, the mujahideen are used to stiffen Azeri forces. ..."
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