English Explanatory Dictionary

Taliban

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A Deobandi Islamist and largely Pashtun religious political movement founded in Afghanistan in 1994 by mullah Mohammad Omar, which has governed the country from 1996 to 2001 and since 2021.
noun
  1. A Taliban militia.
  2. A member of the Taliban movement or its militia; a Talib.

Pronunciation

/ˈtælɪbæn/ /ˈtæləbæn/ /ˈtælɪbɑːn/ /ˈtɑːlɪbɑːn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Taliban.wav

Word forms

Taliban the Taliban Taleban Talibans

Etymology

Borrowed from Pashto طالبان (tālibān, “students, seekers”), plural of طالب (tālib), from Arabic طَالِب (ṭālib, “seeker, student”).

Related words

Talibanization Talibanized Tehrik-ee-Taliban Pakistan Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan

Derived words

Talibanesque Talibanic Talibanism Talibanist Talibaptist Talivan Talibangelical Talibanistan Talibanize Tealiban
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