MARKAZ-UD-DAWA-WAL-IRSHAD

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A Sunni organization formed in 1989 and based in Pakistan; opposes missionary groups from the United States; has Lashkar-e-Tayyiba as its armed wing

Synonyms:

Markaz-ud-Dawa-wal-Irshad; MDI

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Instance hypernyms:

NGO; nongovernmental organization (an organization that is not part of the local or state or federal government)

Domain region:

Islamic Republic of Pakistan; Pakistan; West Pakistan (a Muslim republic that occupies the heartland of ancient south Asian civilization in the Indus River valley; formerly part of India; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947)

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