Meanings
nounmujahedin pl (plural only)
- alternativepluralplural onlyAlternative form of mujahideen.
We got on the wrong side in Afghanistan long ago by supporting the religious extremist mujahedin against a secular government favored by the Soviet Union — all because we had anti-Communism as a mental disease.
2015 October 29, “Gloria Steinem: By the Book”, in New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna military force of Muslim guerilla warriors engaged in a jihad
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Broader
military unitmilitary forcemilitary group
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