Islamic State
English
Etymology
From the group's Arabic-language name, اَلدَّوْلَة الْإِسْلَامِيَّة (ad-dawla l-ʾislāmiyya, literally “the Islamic State”).
Proper noun
- A Sunni jihadist group active in Libya, Nigeria, Iraq and Syria, where it has proclaimed an (unrecognized) state.
- The unrecognized state (caliphate) proclaimed by this group.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- IS (abbreviation)
Translations
jihadist group — See also translations at IS
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proclaimed caliphate
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