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islamic state

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.42 in modern English

Syllables
is-lam-ic s-tate
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A Salafist group active in Libya, Nigeria, Iraq and Syria, where it has proclaimed an (unrecognized) state.

name

The unrecognized state (caliphate) proclaimed by this group.

Etymology

From the group's Arabic-language name, الدَّوْلَة الْإِسْلَامِيَّة (ad-dawla l-ʔislāmiyya, literally “the Islamic State”).

Inflected Forms

the Islamic State (canonical)

Derived Forms

IS

Phrases

IS-K

Synonyms

IS Daesh Da'esh Daish Da'ish ISIS ISIL Islamic State in Iraq ISI al-Qaeda in Iraq AQI

Questions

What does islamic state mean?
A Salafist group active in Libya, Nigeria, Iraq and Syria, where it has proclaimed an (unrecognized) state.
Where does islamic state come from?
From the group's Arabic-language name, الدَّوْلَة الْإِسْلَامِيَّة (ad-dawla l-ʔislāmiyya, literally “the Islamic State”).

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