Hezbollah
/ˌhɛzbəˈlɑː
/ /ˈhɛzbʊlə/(also Hizbullah)
An extremist Shiite Muslim group which has close links with Iran, created after the Iranian revolution of 1979 and active especially in Lebanon.
Origin
From Arabic ḥizbullāh 'Party of God', from ḥezb 'party' + 'allāh (see Allah).
Rhymes
- legal entity
- legalese
- legal fiction
- legal high
- legal holiday
- legalisation
- legalise
- legalism
- legalist
- legalistic
- legalistically
- legality
- legalization
- legalize
- legally
- legal pad
- legal person
- legal practice
- legal practitioner
- legal proceedings
- legal profession
- legal separation
- legal-size
- legal tender
- legate