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Definition of Tamil tigers
1. Noun. A terrorist organization in Sri Lanka that began in 1970 as a student protest over the limited university access for Tamil students; currently seeks to establish an independent Tamil state called Eelam; relies on guerilla strategy including terrorist tactics that target key government and military personnel. "The Tamil Tigers perfected suicide bombing as a weapon of war"
Category relationships: Act Of Terrorism, Terrorism, Terrorist Act
Generic synonyms: Foreign Terrorist Organization, Fto, Terrorist Group, Terrorist Organization
Geographical relationships: Ceylon, Democratic Socialist Republic Of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka
Definition of Tamil tigers
1. Proper noun. A guerilla and a conventional organization seeking the establishment of an independent homeland (????, ''eelam'') in the northeast of Sri Lanka for the Tamil community. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tamil Tigers
Literary usage of Tamil tigers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Erased in a Moment: Suicide Bombing Attacks Against Israeli Civilians by Joe Stork (2002)
"14 The tamil tigers committed numerous bombings during the 1980s and 1990s aimed
at both military and civilian targets, including leading Sri Lankan ..."
2. Terrorist Threats to the United States: Congressional Hearing edited by Lamar Smith (2001)
"Some groups, such as the tamil tigers or FARC in Colombia, have perfectly fused both
... As an example, the tamil tigers in Canada engage in fraud, ..."
3. Threat Posed by the Convergence of Organized Crime, Drug Trafficking, and edited by Bill McCollum (2002)
"The tamil tigers have also turned to the narcotics industry. Sri Lanka lies at
an important narcotics transit point and the tamil tigers take full advantage ..."
4. Terrorist Group Profiles (1993)
"Other Names Tigers, tamil tigers. Sponsors Formerly by the Tamil Nadu State, India.
Political Objectives/Target Audiences • Create a separate Tamil state in ..."
5. World Report 2002: The Events of 2001 by Human Rights Watch (Organization (2002)
"... Tamil Eelam (the "tamil tigers" or LTTE), and stalled peace initiatives.
By early November, with the political fate of the People's Alliance government ..."
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