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Noun: al-Qa'ida
  1. A terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups; has cells in more than 50 countries
    - al-Qaeda, Qaeda, al-Qaida, al Qaeda, al Qaida

Type of: foreign terrorist organisation [Brit], foreign terrorist organization, FTO, terrorist group, terrorist organisation [Brit], terrorist organization

Encyclopedia: Al-Qa'ida