TALIBAN

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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 government

Example:

the Taliban enforced a strict Muslim code of behavior

Synonyms:

Taleban; Taliban

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

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

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

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