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Meaning of Hezbollah in English:

Hezbollah

(also Hizbullah)

Pronunciation /ˌhɛzbəˈlɑː/ /ˈhɛzbʊlə/

proper noun

  • An extremist Shiite Muslim group which has close links with Iran, created after the Iranian revolution of 1979 and active especially in Lebanon.

Origin

From Arabic ḥizbullāh ‘Party of God’, from ḥezb ‘party’ + 'allāh (see Allah).

Pronunciation

Hezbollah

/ˌhɛzbəˈlɑː/ /ˈhɛzbʊlə/