mujahidin

WORDNET DICTIONARY

mujahidin(n = noun.group) mujahadeen, mujahadein, mujahadin, mujahedeen, mujahedin, mujahideen - a military force of Muslim guerilla warriors engaged in a jihad; "some call the mujahidin international warriors but others just call them terrorists"

is a kind of force, military force, military group, military unit

has particulars: mujahedeen khalq

mujahidin, n.pl. (also mujahedin, -deen) guerrilla fighters in Islamic countries, esp. supporting Muslim fundamentalism.

Etymology

Pers. & Arab. mujahidin pl. of mujahid one who fights a JIHAD