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al-qaeda

/ɑl ˈkaɪdə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.64 in modern English

Syllables
al-qae-da
IPA
/ɑl ˈkaɪdə/
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A worldwide network of militant Sunni Islamic organizations and individuals.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Arabic قَعَدَ (qaʕada) Arabic قَاعِدَة (qāʕida) Arabic الْقَاعِدَة (al-qāʕida) English al-Qaeda From Arabic الْقَاعِدَة (al-qāʕida), definite form of قَاعِدَة (qāʕida, “a foundation, a base”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: الْقَاعِدَة, ق ع د

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɑl ˈkaɪdə/
  • British English: /ˌæl kaɪˈiːdə/

Inflected Forms

al-Qaida (alternative) al-Qaʼida (alternative) Al Qaeda (alternative) AQ (alternative) Qaeda (alternative)

Derived Forms

AQ

Phrases

al-CIAda al-Qaedaesque al-Qaeda in Iraq al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb Y'all Qaeda Boko Haram

Frequently Paired Words

Boko Haram

Rhymes With

qaeda ida oneida eider nevada ada grenada veda takeda cicada breda zayde

Questions

How do you pronounce al-qaeda?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɑl ˈkaɪdə/.
What does al-qaeda mean?
A worldwide network of militant Sunni Islamic organizations and individuals.
Where does al-qaeda come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

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