fedayeen
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fe·da·yee
(fĕ-dä′yē′, -dä′ē′, -dă′-)n. pl. fe·da·yeen (-yēn′, -ēn′)
A commando or guerrilla, especially an Arab commando operating in the Middle East.
[Arabic fidā'ī, one who sacrifices himself, from fidā', sacrifice, ransom, from fadā, to sacrifice, ransom; see pdy in Semitic roots.]
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Noun | 1. | fedayeen - (plural) Arab guerrillas who operate mainly against Israel plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one paramilitary, paramilitary force, paramilitary organisation, paramilitary organization, paramilitary unit - a group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops) |
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Fedayeen
pl → Freischärler pl
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