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al qai·da

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. al-Qaeda, Qaeda, al-Qa'ida, al-Qaida, al Qaeda, al Qaida, Basenoun

    a terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups; has cells in more than 50 countries

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  1. al qaida

    Al Qaeda is a radical international Islamic extremist group founded by Osama bin Laden and several others around 1988. The name "Al Qaeda" translates to "The Base" in English. It aims to overthrow Western-influenced, non-Islamic governments in the Middle East and around the world, replacing them with fundamentalist Islamic regimes. The group is also known to carry out, finance, and plan international terrorist attacks, including the September 11 attacks on the United States in 2001.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of al qaida in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of al qaida in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of al qaida in a Sentence

  1. Christopher Harnisch:

    The Taliban and al-Qaida, though evil organizations and barbaric in their own right, haven't gone that far in terms of their attacks.

  2. Charge Matt DeSarno:

    This is a federal hate crime. As negotiators began to engage with Akram, he repeatedly demanded the United States release a convicted al-Qaida terrorist in exchange for the safe return of the hostages. In doing so, his actions clearly met the definition of terrorism.

  3. Hillary Clinton:

    There was a lot of conflicting information that we were trying to make sense of. The situation was very fluid. It was fast-moving, when I talked to the Egyptian prime minister, I said that this was a claim of responsibility by Ansar al-Sharia, by a group that was affiliated -- or at least wanted to be affiliated -- with al Qaida.

  4. Nicholas Lewin:

    The defendant worked for years directly and personally for Osama bin Laden, the defendant spent years helping craft al-Qaida's message to the world.

  5. Charlie Hebdo:

    There is a clear battle between al-Qaida and the Islamic State to become terror leaders. And this increases the risk of attacks.

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