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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun an Islamic fundamentalist group in Pakistan that fought the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s; now operates as a terrorist organization primarily in Kashmir and seeks Kashmir's accession by Pakistan

Etymology

Variant of hooer. Sometimes erroneously thought to be borrowed from Maori.

In classic literature

Synonyms

Harkat-ul-Mujahidin, HUM, Harkat ul-Ansar, Harkat ul-Mujahedeen, Al Faran, Movement of Holy Warriors

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