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1. An extremist jihadist militant group, led by and mainly composed of Sunni Arabs from Iraq and Syria, that has proclaimed itself to be an Islamic state and worldwide caliphate
   - ISIS, Daesh, Da'ish, Islamic State, Isil, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

1. The 9th letter of the Roman alphabet
   - I

1. Have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
   "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
    
2. Be identical to; be someone or something
   "The president of the company is John Smith"; "This is my house"
    
3. Occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere
   "Where is my umbrella?"; "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?"
    
4. Have reality; have an existence, be extant
   "Is there a God?";
   - exist
    
5. Happen, occur, take place
   "I lost my wallet; this was during the visit to my parents' house"; "There was a lot of noise in the kitchen"
    
6. Be identical or equivalent to
   "One dollar is 1,000 rubles these days!";
   - equal
    
7. Form or compose
   "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance";
   - constitute, represent, make up, comprise
    
8. Work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function
   "He is a herpetologist"; "She is our resident philosopher";
   - follow
    
9. Represent, as of a character on stage
   "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet";
   - embody, personify
    
10. Spend or use time
    "I may be an hour"
     
11. Have life, be alive
    "Our great leader is no more";
    - live
     
12. To remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form
    "let her be"
     
13. Be priced at
    - cost

Type of: alphabetic character, foreign terrorist organisation [Brit], foreign terrorist organization, FTO, letter, letter of the alphabet, occupy, remain, represent, rest, stand for, stay, symbol [archaic], symbolise [Brit], symbolize, take, terrorist group, terrorist organisation [Brit], terrorist organization, typify, use up

Part of: Latin alphabet, Roman alphabet

Encyclopedia: IS