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Hezbollah

Syllabification: (Hez·bol·lah)
Pronunciation: /ˌhezbəˈlä, hezˈbälə/

(also Hizbullah)
Definition of Hezbollah
  • an extremist Shiite Muslim group that has close links with Iran, created after the Iranian revolution of 1979 and active especially in Lebanon.

Origin:

from Arabic ḥizbullāh 'Party of God', from ḥezb 'party' + ῾allāh (see Allah)

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