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al-Qaeda

/ˌæl kaɪˈiːdə//ɑl ˈkaɪdə/

al-Qaeda proper noun: a worldwide network of militant Sunni Islamic organizations and individuals.

al-qaeda: a worldwide network of militant Sunni Islamic organizations and individuals
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Proper noun

al-Qaeda

  1. A worldwide network of militant Sunni Islamic organizations and individuals.
    • Terror groups linked to al Qaeda and ISIS have been active in Niger for years.2023 March 20, Kylie Atwood, “American citizen held hostage for 6 years in West Africa has been freed”, in CNN

al-Qaeda meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Nepali

al-Qaeda in Hindi

the global network of militant Islamic extremists.
अल-क़ायदा al-qāydā

al-Qaeda in Marathi

al-Qaeda
अल-कायदा al-kāydā

al-Qaeda in Urdu

the global network of militant Islamic extremists.
اَلْقاعِدَہ alqā'ida

al-Qaeda in Nepali

al-Qaeda
अल-कायदा al-kāyadā
More languagesFewer languages
al-Qaeda in Pashto
القاعده alqā'ida
al-Qaeda in Arabic
الْقَاعِدَة al-qāʕida
al-Qaeda in Malay
Al Qaeda
al-Qaeda in Indonesian
Al-Qaeda
al-Qaeda in Vietnamese
Al-Qaeda

Forms of al-Qaeda

alternative formal-Qaida
alternative formal-Qaʼida
alternative formAl Qaeda
alternative formAQ
alternative formQaeda

Origin of al-Qaeda

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

Words formed from al-Qaeda

Words that rhyme with al-Qaeda

Questions about al-Qaeda

What does al-Qaeda mean?
Al-Qaeda means a worldwide network of militant Sunni Islamic organizations and individuals.
What is al-Qaeda in Hindi?
Al-Qaeda in Hindi is अल-क़ायदा (al-qāydā). See Al-Qaeda meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is al-Qaeda?
Al-Qaeda is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce al-Qaeda?
Al-Qaeda is pronounced /ɑl ˈkaɪdə/ (US).

Words near al-Qaeda in the dictionary

  1. al-Mada'in
  2. al-Moslawi
  3. Al-Nakba
  4. Al-Naqba
  5. Al-Nassr
  6. al-Qaeda
  7. al-Qaedaesque
  8. al-Qaedaism
  9. al-Qaida
  10. al-Qaʼida
  11. Al-Quds

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: al-Qaeda (page history and authors); अल-कायदा (Marathi) (page history and authors); अल-कायदा (Nepali) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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