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    TALEBAN

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A fundamentalist Islamic militia; in 1995 the Taliban militia took over Afghanistan and in 1996 took Kabul and set up an Islamic governmentplay

    Example:

    the Taliban enforced a strict Muslim code of behavior

    Synonyms:

    Taleban; Taliban

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

    Hypernyms ("Taleban" is a kind of...):

    religious movement (a movement intended to bring about religious reforms)

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