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Basij

Basij noun: a paramilitary group under the command of IRGC in Iran.

Noun

Basij pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A paramilitary group under the command of IRGC in Iran.

Forms of Basij

alternative formBaseej

Origin of Basij

Transliteration of Persian بسیج (basij).

Questions about Basij

What does Basij mean?
Basij means a paramilitary group under the command of IRGC in Iran.
What part of speech is Basij?
Basij is a noun.

Words near Basij in the dictionary

  1. basiglossal
  2. basihyal
  3. basihyals
  4. basihyoid
  5. basihyoids
  6. Basij
  7. Basiji
  8. Basijis
  9. basikoside
  10. basikuloside
  11. basil

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