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counterterror

counterterror noun: counter-terrorism.

Noun

counterterror (uncountable)

  1. Counter-terrorism.

Origin of counterterror

From counter- + terror.

Questions about counterterror

What does counterterror mean?
Counterterror means counter-terrorism.
What part of speech is counterterror?
Counterterror is a noun.

Words near counterterror in the dictionary

  1. countertendency
  2. countertenor
  3. countertenors
  4. counterterm
  5. counterterms
  6. counterterror
  7. counterterrorism
  8. counterterrorist
  9. counterterroristic
  10. counterterrorists
  11. countertext

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