Hezbollah

English

flag of Hezbollah

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic حِزْبُ اللّٰه‎ (ḥizbu llāh, literally “party of God”).

Proper noun

Hezbollah

  1. A political and military Shi'a Islamic organization that arose after the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon.
    There are fears of another war between Hezbollah and Israel as border clashes continue.

Derived terms

  • Hezbollahzation, Hezbollahization

Translations

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