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‖ fedayeen, n. pl.|fɛdaˈjiːn|
Also -yin.
[Colloq. Arab. fidā'iyīn, pl. of Class. Arab. fidā'ī one who undertakes perilous adventures.]
Arab guerrillas operating against the Israelis.
1955Time 12 Sept. 34/2 Small groups of Arab raiders carried the fight deep into Israel. Known as Al Fedayeen (Self-Sacrificers), the sneaker-shod guerrillas are recruited from Palestinian Arab refugees. 1956Time 23 Apr. 33/3 It was the fedayeen (self-sacrificers), members of specially trained Arab assassin squads, who had crept north from the Egyptian-held Gaza strip. 1956Economist 17 Nov., The only answer to fedayeen tactics is reprisals. 1960Spectator 4 Mar. 311 Several rightly critical references are made to Egyptian fedayeen raids on Israel. 1969Times 20 Nov. p. iv/5 Everywhere in Jordan the tourist will see fedayin bristling with arms. 1970Daily Tel. 22 Jan. 18 Once again it was activity by the fedayeen, not by regular Jordanian forces, in attacking Israeli settlements that triggered the reprisal. |