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Word: Fedayeen
Speech Type: Noun
1950s: from colloquial Arabic fidā'iyīn, plural of classical Arabic fidā'ī ‘one who gives his life for another or for a cause’, from fadā ‘to ransom someone’. The singular fedai (from Arabic and Persian fidā'ī) had previously been used (late 19th century) to denote an Ismaili Muslim assassin
ˌfɛdʌɪˈiːn
Arab guerrillas operating especially against Israel
Short Definition:Arab guerrillas operating against Israel
Examples:- unexpected attacks by the fedayeen
- fidayeen
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