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fedayeen definition

feda·yeen (fed′ä yēn′)

plural noun

Arab irregulars or guerrillas in the Middle East

Etymology: Ar fidāʾīyīn, pl. of fidāʾī, lit., one who sacrifices himself (esp. for his country)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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