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| mu·ja·hi·deen [ moo j he dn ] or mu·ja·he·din [ moo j he dn ] or mu·ja·hi·din [ moo j he dn ] or mu·ja·hed·din [ moo j he dn ] |
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Islamic guerrillas: Islamic guerrillas based in Iran and Pakistan who fought a holy war jihad against the Soviet forces occupying Afghanistan in the late 1970s and the 1980s
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| [Mid-20th century. < Persian or Arabic mujāhidīn, plural of mujāhid "somebody who fights a jihad"] |
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