Al Qaeda

Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda [al kā′də, äl kī′də]
n.
Ar, lit., the base, foundation
a radical Islamic organization operating through an international network of secret cells: it claims to be engaged in a jihad and has been responsible for many acts of terrorism: also written al-Qaeda or al-Qaida

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