a militant fundamentalist-Islamic movement, chiefly in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Brit. sp. Tal′e·ban·
Origin of Taliban
from Arabic or Pers, plural of TalibTaliban
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Taliban
noun
used with a sing. or pl. verbA fundamentalist Muslim group of Afghanistan and western Pakistan, known for its military and paramilitary activities.
Origin of Taliban
Pashto tālibān pl. of tālib student from Persian from Arabic seeker, student from &tlowdot;alaba to seek &tlowdot;lbTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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