fedayeen

fedayeen
fedayeen [fed΄ä yēn′]
pl.n.
Ar fidāʾīyīn, pl. of fidāʾī, lit., one who sacrifices himself (esp. for his country)
Arab irregulars or guerrillas in the Middle East

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