Islamic State
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English
Etymology
From the group's Arabic-language name, اَلدَّوْلَة الْإِسْلَامِيَّة (ad-dawla l-ʔislāmiyya, literally “the Islamic State”).
Proper noun
- A Salafist group active in Libya, Nigeria, Iraq and Syria, where it has proclaimed an (unrecognized) state.
- The unrecognized state (caliphate) proclaimed by this group.
Synonyms
- IS (abbreviation)
- Daesh, Da'esh, Daish, Da'ish (exonym, also derogatory)
- ISIS, Isis, ISIL (former name)
- Islamic State in Iraq / ISI (former name)
- al-Qaeda in Iraq / AQI (former name)
Derived terms
- IS (abbreviation)
Translations
jihadist group — see also IS
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proclaimed caliphate
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