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9/11
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The day in 2001 when Arab suicide bombers hijacked United States airliners and used them as bombs
Synonyms:
9-11; 9/11; Sep 11; Sept. 11; September 11
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Instance hypernyms:
terrorist attack (a surprise attack involving the deliberate use of violence against civilians in the hope of attaining political or religious aims)
Domain category:
act of terrorism; terrorism; terrorist act (the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear)
Holonyms ("9/11" is a part of...):
Sep; Sept; September (the month following August and preceding October)
