ISIS
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English
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”.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
ISIS
- A Salafist group active in Libya, Nigeria, Iraq and Syria, where it has proclaimed an (unrecognized) state.
Alternative forms
Synonyms
- (Extremist group): Daesh; ISIL (also a former name); IS, Islamic State (current name)
Derived terms
Translations
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
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Anagrams
Finnish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
ISIS
- Alternative letter-case form of Isis (“Islamic State”).
Galician
Etymology
Proper noun
ISIS m
- ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria)
- Synonym: Estado Islámico
German
Alternative forms
Etymology
Abbreviation of Islamischer Staat im Irak und (in) (Groß-)Syrien
Noun
ISIS m or f
See also
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English ISIS.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
ISIS m
- ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria)
- Synonym: Estado Islâmico
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
ISIS m
- ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria)
- Synonym: Estado Islámico