Taliban
proper nounnouncommon in dialogue
- //ˈtælɪbæn//
- //ˈtæləbæn//
- //ˈtælɪbɑːn//
- //ˈtɑːlɪbɑːn//
A Deobandi Islamist and largely Pashtun religious political movement founded in Afghanistan in 1994 by mullah Mohammad Omar, which has governed the country from 1996 to 2001 and since 2021.
proper noun
- 1
A Deobandi Islamist and largely Pashtun religious political movement founded in Afghanistan in 1994 by mullah Mohammad Omar, which has governed the country from 1996 to 2001 and since 2021.
The president refused to offer any sort of mea culpa on Tuesday, even as the Taliban celebrated their “independence” from America with gunfire in the streets of Kabul.
Etymology
Borrowed from Pashto طالبان (tālibān, “students, seekers”), plural of طالب (tālib), from Arabic طَالِب (ṭālib, “seeker, student”).
noun
- 1
A Taliban militia.
We will deal with the Afghan Taliban through dialogue. And we will handle the Pakistani Taliban with bullets.
The Pakistani Taliban, an offspring of the Afghan Taliban, are led by veterans of the fighting in Afghanistan who come from the border regions.
Indeed, one of the key distinguishing factors between the two Talibans is that the Afghans insist they have a strictly local agenda of "liberating" their homeland, many analysts say. […] Not everyone accepts the premise of a complete rupture between the two Talibans.
- 2
A member of the Taliban movement or its militia; a Talib.
- 3
A censorious or bigoted moralist.
If the Tory Taliban can't get that, they'll condemn us all to oblivion.
Forms
- plural
- Talibans
Taliban · A Deobandi Islamist and largely Pashtun religious political movement founded in Afghanistan in 1994 by mullah Mohammad Omar, which has governed the…
talisman · A magical object providing protection against ill will, or…talk · To communicate, usually by means of speech.talkative · Tending to talk a lot.