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FOLLOWERS OF THE PROPHET
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A resurgent Islamic fundamentalist organization based in Nigeria that is thought to be planning terrorist attacks
Synonyms:
al Sunna Wal Jamma; Followers of the Prophet
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Instance hypernyms:
foreign terrorist organization; FTO; terrorist group; terrorist organization (a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals)
Domain category:
act of terrorism; terrorism; terrorist act (the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear)
Domain region:
Federal Republic of Nigeria; Nigeria (a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; gained independence from Britain in 1960; most populous African country)
