al-Qaeda

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al-Qaeda

/ɑl ˈkaɪdə/ US
/æl ˈkaɪdə/ US
/æl ˈkeɪdə/ US
/ˌæl kaɪˈiːdə/ UK
/ˌæl kɑːˈiːdə/ UK
/æl ˈkaɪdə/ UK

Rhymes with -aɪdə, -eɪdə

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From Arabic الْقَاعِدَة (al-qāʕida), definite form of قَاعِدَة (qāʕida, “a foundation, a base”).

proper noun al-Qaida · al-Qaʼida · Al Qaeda · AQ · Qaeda

A worldwide network of militant Sunni Islamic organizations and individuals. Terror groups linked to al Qaeda and ISIS have been active in Niger for years.

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name the global network of militant Islamic extremists.

Español	Al Qaida
한국어	알카에다 Alka'eda
日本語	アルカーイダ Arukāida
中文	基地組織 /基地组织 Jīdì-zǔzhī, 阿凱達組織 /阿凯达组织 Ākǎidá-zǔzhī, 開打組織 /开打组织 Kāidǎ-zǔzhī, 蓋達組織 /盖达组织 Gàidá-zǔzhī
हिन्दी	अल-क़ायदा al-qāydā
Português	al-Qaeda, al-Qaida, Alcaida
Français	Al-Qaïda
Deutsch	Al-Kaida, Al-Qaida
Italiano	al-Qaida
Română	al-Qaida
Русский	Аль-Ка́ида Alʹ-Káida
Tiếng Việt	Al-Qaeda
العربية	الْقَاعِدَة al-qāʕida
עברית	אל־קאעידה al-ka'ida

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@misc{al_qaeda_2026,
  title = {al-Qaeda},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/al-qaeda},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}