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al-Qaeda

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proper noun

(also al-Qaida)

  • A militant Islamic fundamentalist group.

Pronunciation

al-Qaeda

/alˈkīdə/ /ælˈkaɪdə/ /alkäˈēdə/ /ælkɑˈidə/

Origin

Arabic al-qā‘ida, literally ‘the base’.