al-Qaeda

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A worldwide network of militant Sunni Islamic organizations and individuals.

Pronunciation

/ɑl ˈkaɪdə/ /æl ˈkaɪdə/ /æl ˈkeɪdə/ En-us-al-Qaeda.ogg /ˌæl kaɪˈiːdə/ /ˌæl kɑːˈiːdə/ En-uk-al-Qaeda.ogg

Word forms

al-Qaeda al-Qaida al-Qaʼida Al Qaeda AQ Qaeda

Etymology

From Arabic الْقَاعِدَة (al-qāʕida), definite form of قَاعِدَة (qāʕida, “a foundation, a base”).

Related words

Derived words

al-CIAda al-Qaedaesque al-Qaeda in Iraq al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb AQ Y'all Qaeda
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