Al-Qaeda

ælˈkaɪdə

Definition

Definition of Al-Qaeda - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

terrorist organizationglobal militant group known for violent attacks

Al-Qaeda claimed responsibility for the attack.

militant group

terrorist group

extremist networkinternational network promoting radical ideologies

The government is tracking Al-Qaeda's activities.

terrorist group

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Origin of Al-Qaeda

Arabic, al- (the) + qaeda (base)

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bin Laden

specific person

leader who founded al-Qaeda and orchestrated major terrorist attacks

AQAP

abbr.

abr: al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula

terrorist group based in Yemen and Saudi Arabia

AQI

abbr.

abr: al-Qaeda in Iraq

terrorist group active in Iraq after 2003

AQIM

abbr.

abr: al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb

terrorist group active in North Africa

Jemaah Islamiyah

terrorism

Southeast Asian terrorist group linked to al-Qaeda

Examples of Al-Qaeda in a sentence

The government increased security due to Al-Qaeda threats.
Al-Qaeda claimed responsibility for the attack.
The documentary explored Al-Qaeda's origins.

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French:Al-Qaïda, ...
German:Al-Qaida, ...
Italian:Al-Qaeda, ...
Spanish:Al-Qaeda, ...
Portuguese:Al-Qaeda, ...
Chinese:基地组织, ...
Japanese:アルカイダ, ...
Arabic:اَلْقَاعِدَة, ...
Hebrew:אַל־קָאעִדָה, ...
Russian:Аль-Каида, ...
Ukrainian:Аль-Каїда, ...
Hindi:अल-कायदा, ...
Bengali:আল-কায়েদা, ...
Catalan:Al-Qaeda, ...
Czech:Al-Káida, Al-Kajda, ...
Danish:Al-Qaeda, ...
Dutch:Al-Qaeda, ...
Greek:Αλ Κάιντα, ...
Hungarian:al-Káida, Al-Káida, ...
Khmer:អាល់កៃដា, បណ្តាញក្រុមជ្រុលនិយមអន្តរជាតិ, ...
Korean:알카에다, ...
Persian:القاعده, ...
Polish:Al-Kaida, ...
Portuguese (BR):Al-Qaeda, ...
Romanian:Al-Qaeda, ...
Swedish:Al-Qaida, ...
Thai:อัลกออิดะห์, ...
Turkish:El-Kaide, ...
Vietnamese:Al-Qaeda, ...

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Definition of Al-Qaeda - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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