Taliban definition
A fundamentalist Muslim group of Afghanistan and western Pakistan, known for its military and paramilitary activities.
noun
A militant fundamentalist-Islamic movement, chiefly in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
noun
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Alternative Forms
Alternative Form of taliban -
taleban
Origin of taliban
- Pashto tālibān pl. of tālib student from Persian from Arabic seeker, student from ṭalaba to seek ṭlb in Semitic roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition