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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FEDAYEEN

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Fedayeen is a noun.
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WHAT DOES FEDAYEEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fedayeen

Fedayeen فِدائيّين fidāʼīyīn Arabic, فدائیان Farsi "redeemers" or "those who sacrifice"; are a type of voluntary militant group found Persian culture extending to countries which were, or are, Persian influenced. Fedayeen are not normally connected to an organized government or military and often operate in areas with little or no government control.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FEDAYEEN

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federacy
federal
Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Federal Capital Territory
Federal Communications Commission
Federal court
federal crop insurance
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WORDS THAT END LIKE FEDAYEEN

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Halloween
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McQueen
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Synonyms and antonyms of fedayeen in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «fedayeen» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

敢死队
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fedayines
570 millions of speakers

English

fedayeen
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

fedayeen
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الفدائيين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

федаины
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fedayeen
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

fedayeen
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fedayin
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Fedayeen
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fedajin
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

fedayeen
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

fedayeen
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fedayeen
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

fedayeen
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெதாயின்களை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फेडीयिन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fedayeen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fedayn
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Fedaini
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

федаїни
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Fedayeen
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

φενταγίν
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

fedayeen
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

fedayeen
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

fedayeen
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fedayeen

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FEDAYEEN»

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War in Iraq: Planning and Execution
Planning and Execution Thomas G. Mahnken, Thomas A. Keaney. 42 43 44 45 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 Captured document (November 2, 1995), “Military Directorate Correspondence Reports About Fedayeen Saddam ...
Thomas G. Mahnken, Thomas A. Keaney, 2007
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The Routledge Atlas of the Arab-Israeli Conflict
EGYPT 26 ; Palestinian terrorist groups, or Fedayeen, began systematic 1952 JORDAN 114 .- raids into Israel from 1950. Towards the end 011954, the EGYPT 48 Egyptian Government supervised the formal establishment 1953 JORDAN 124 ...
Martin Gilbert, 2012
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Road to Baghdad: Iraq 2003
... Jim Roots, Robby Carpenter. Iraqi leadership, at least give them some fodder for the Information Minister in Baghdad. Fedayeen forces may be deployed anywhere on the board at least 6” from the eastern edge of the North-South Berm .
Leigh Neville, Shawn Carpenter, Jim Wonacott, 2011
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The Discourse Trap and the US Military: From the War on ...
The Fedayeen Saddam was a paramilitary force of up to forty thousand fighters operating independently of the regular Iraqi army that harassed coalition forces during the “major combat operations” phase of the war. Prior to the war, US ...
Jeffrey Michaels, 2013
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Encyclopedia of Insurgency and Counterinsurgency: A New Era ...
Fedayeen | 167 clashed with Jordanian government troops who attempted to disarm them beginning in 1968. The civil war that erupted in 1970 during what has been called Black September saw the eventual defeat and removal of the ...
Spencer C. Tucker, 2013
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Terrorism in Context
The usefulness of the Fedayeen-i Islam to Kashani came to an end when the assassination of General Razamara on 30 April 1951 heralded the beginning of the Mossadeq era. As one observer of the period noted, it is "ironic" that the ...
Martha Crenshaw, 2010
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Political and Economic Dictionary of the Middle East
It was associated during the Gulf War (2003) with Uday Hussain's militia, the FedayeenSaddam (sacrificers of Saddam). Fedayeen was a link of support between thePalestinian communities who had been forced to flee their country during the ...
David Seddon, 2013
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The Palestine Liberation Organization: Terrorism and ...
reinvigorated the efforts of Arab nationalists and sparked additional attempts by the fedayeen to capture control of the PLO. Palestinian solidarity committees formed throughout Western Europe, and newspapers started up, including ...
Daniel Baracskay, 2011
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Cry for My Revolution, Iran
The Fedayeen looked to Cuba for lessons, where Castro's small guerrilla band attacked an army post and then withdrew to the mountains to draw the masses like a magnet. But the Fedayeen admitted later they had misunderstood the lesson ...
Manoucher Parvin, 2004
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The Politics of Palestinian Nationalism
The acquisition of arms has presented the fedayeen with problems. Arab regimes have provided light arms from their own inventories, but often with political conditions attached. Arms from the Soviet Union have not been particularly ...
William B. Quandt, Paul Jabber, Ann Mosely Lesch, 1973

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FEDAYEEN»

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US Congressional Record publishes Maryam Rajavi's remarks in …
Subsequently, the Fedayeen and the PMOI and other vanguard militants opened the path to overthrowing the Shah's dictatorship. And now, our ... «NCR-Iran.org, Jul 15»
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The US, Israel and "Anti-Semitic" Iran.(Part 3) - Huffington Post
... namely, the Mujahedin-e Khalgh Organization (MKO, also known as MEK) and People's Fedayeen Guerrilla Organization were demanding ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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Is IDF gearing up to fight the Islamic State? - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of …
They were designed to address infiltration from Egypt, Jordan and Syria by Palestinian fedayeen and their attempts to commit acts of terror. «Al-Monitor, Jul 15»
4
A global tide of terror – from Sousse to Sinai
Rezgui deployed the “Fedayeen“ attack manoeuvre, guerrilla warfare of those who “sacrifice themselves”. Sousse and Bardo dented Tunisia's ... «Daily News Egypt, Jul 15»
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Ken Ballen, Terrorists In Love: Real Lives Of Islamic Radicals …
Two months later, Malik's jihadi group the Fedayeen-e-Islam took responsibility for the bombing of the Marriott, killing 53 and injuring 266. «Eurasia Review, Jul 15»
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Tunisia terror attack: ISIS killer Seifiddine Rezgui high on drugs …
The practice was seen in Saddam Hussein's Fedayeen guerilla fighters and is now common in IS. It is claimed that it 'helps Jihad'. Authorities ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jun 15»
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Still eyeless in Gaza
From fedayeen raids to suicide bombings and rocket salvos, Gazans have not desisted; from reprisal raids to the Sinai Campaign and the Six-Day War, through ... «Haaretz, Jun 15»
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Terror on three continents
That attack has resulted in at least 37 deaths and was carried out, it seems, by more than three gunmen using so called Fedayeen--" those who ... «CNN, Jun 15»
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How a new Jordanian flag challenges ISIS
So did King Hussein's competition with the Palestinian fedayeen after 1967 as well as his widely criticized July 1988 administrative and legal ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»
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Does Islam Have a Role in Suicide Bombings?
... its suicide terrorist squad as fedayeen and claimed that those who killed themselves in attacks were martyrs who would go to paradise.[41]. «FrontPage Magazine, Jun 15»

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