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plural noun
Tal·i·ban
ˈtä-li-bän 
ˈta-li-ˌban
: a fundamentalist Islamic militia in Afghanistan
Word History
Etymology
Pashto & Persian ṭālibān, plural of ṭālib student, seeker, from Arabic
First Known Use
1992, in the meaning defined above
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“Taliban.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Taliban. Accessed 6 Dec. 2022.
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