ISIS

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See also: isis, Isis, and Ísis

English

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Etymology

An acronym of one English translation of one of the group's Arabic-language names, الدَّوْلَة الْإِسْلَامِيَّة فِي الْعِرَاق وَٱلشَّام (ad-dawla l-ʔislāmiyya fī l-ʕirāq wa-š-šām, literally “the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria”). Compare ISIL, which translates الشَّام (aš-šām) as “the Levant” rather than “Syria”.

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Proper noun

ISIS

  1. A Salafist group mainly active in Iraq and Syria, where it has proclaimed itself as a (unrecognized) state and later caliphate.
    • 2015 June 16, Donald Trump, “Transcript: Donald Trump announces his presidential candidacy”, in CBS News‎:
      They didn't know the room was too big, because they didn't have anybody there. How are they going to beat ISIS? I don't think it's gonna happen.
    • 2020 October, “Homeland Threat Assessment”, in Department of Homeland Security‎, page 19:
      Despite territorial defeats in Iraq and Syria, ISIS continues to draw support from HVEs in the United States and the group’s global calls for attacks have intensified since the death last year of senior leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
    • 2023 March 20, Kylie Atwood, “American citizen held hostage for 6 years in West Africa has been freed”, in CNN‎:
      Terror groups linked to al Qaeda and ISIS have been active in Niger for years.

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Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈisis/,
  • Rhymes: -isis
  • Syllabification(key): I‧SIS
  • Hyphenation(key): I‧SIS

Proper noun

ISIS

  1. alternative letter-case form of Isis (“Islamic State”)

Galician

Galician Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia gl

Etymology

Borrowed from English ISIS.

Proper noun

ISIS m

  1. ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria)
    Synonym: Estado Islámico

German

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Etymology

Abbreviation of Islamischer Staat im Irak und (in) (Groß-)Syrien

Noun

ISIS m or f

  1. ISIS; a former name of Islamischer Staat or IS
    Synonyms: ISIL/Isil, ISIG/Isig

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Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English ISIS.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

ISIS m

  1. ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria)
    Synonym: Estado Islâmico

Spanish

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia es

Etymology

Borrowed from English ISIS.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈisis/
  • Rhymes: -isis
  • Syllabification: I‧SIS

Proper noun

ISIS m

  1. ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria)
    Synonym: Estado Islámico
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