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UMMA TAMEER-E-NAU
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A nongovernmental organization of Pakistani scientists that has been a supporter of terrorism; has provided information about chemical and biological and nuclear warfare to Osama bin Laden and al-Qaeda and the Taliban
Synonyms:
Umma Tameer-e-Nau; UTN
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("Umma Tameer-e-Nau" is a kind of...):
NGO; nongovernmental organization (an organization that is not part of the local or state or federal government)
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:
Islamic Republic of Pakistan; Pakistan; West Pakistan (a Muslim republic that occupies the heartland of ancient south Asian civilization in the Indus River valley; formerly part of India; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947)
