Definition of fedayeen in English:

fedayeen

(also fidayeen)

plural noun ˌfɛdəˈjiːnˌfɛdɑˈjin

Arab guerrillas operating especially against Israel.
（尤指反以色列的）阿拉伯突击队队员
unexpected attacks by the fedayeen
Example sentencesExamples
- After the defeat of the dictator, she was reluctant to return as the fedayeen were still operating in the town.
- The delegitimization of resisting combatants is continued in accompanying descriptions of the activities of the fedayeen and other militias.
- Since 1967, it has been the usual practice for the fedayeen [Middle Eastern paramilitaries] to wear explosive belts during operations.
- ‘The fidayeen were all Arabs, who vowed to fight to the last man,’ an Arab source was quoted as saying.
- He had a firefight with the fedayeen and some of them got killed.
- Wouldn't it be nice if we had so much armor and cavalry on the ground that we could brush off these fedayeen who are harassing our supply lines?
- It routed the army and adapted well to the unexpected attacks by the fedayeen.

Origin

1950s: from colloquial Arabic fidā'iyīn, plural of classical Arabic fidā'ī 'one who gives his life for another or for a cause', from fadā 'to ransom someone'. The singular fedai (from Arabic and Persian fidā'ī) had previously been used (late 19th century) to denote an Ismaili Muslim assassin.

Rhymes

Aberdeen, Amin, aquamarine, baleen, bean, been, beguine, Benin, between, canteen, careen, Claudine, clean, contravene, convene, cuisine, dean, Dene, e'en, eighteen, fascine, fifteen, figurine, foreseen, fourteen, Francine, gean, gene, glean, gombeen, green, Greene, Halloween, intervene, Janine, Jean, Jeannine, Jolene, Kean, keen, Keene, Ladin, langoustine, latrine, lean, limousine, machine, Maclean, magazine, Malines, margarine, marine, Mascarene, Massine, Maxine, mean, Medellín, mesne, mien, Moline, moreen, mujahedin, Nadine, nankeen, Nazarene, Nene, nineteen, nougatine, obscene, palanquin, peen, poteen, preen, quean, Rabin, Racine, ramin, ravine, routine, Sabine, saltine, sardine, sarin, sateen, scene, screen, seen, serene, seventeen, shagreen, shebeen, sheen, sixteen, spleen, spring-clean, squireen, Steen, submarine, supervene, tambourine, tangerine, teen, terrine, thirteen, transmarine, treen, tureen, Tyrrhene, ultramarine, umpteen, velveteen, wean, ween, Wheen, yean

Definition of fedayeen in US English:

fedayeen

plural nounˌfɛdɑˈjinˌfedäˈyēn

Arab guerrillas operating especially in Israel and Palestine against the Israeli government, and in Iraq against the occupying coalition forces during and after the Second Gulf War.
unexpected attacks by the fedayeen
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘The fidayeen were all Arabs, who vowed to fight to the last man,’ an Arab source was quoted as saying.
- Since 1967, it has been the usual practice for the fedayeen [Middle Eastern paramilitaries] to wear explosive belts during operations.
- Wouldn't it be nice if we had so much armor and cavalry on the ground that we could brush off these fedayeen who are harassing our supply lines?
- It routed the army and adapted well to the unexpected attacks by the fedayeen.
- He had a firefight with the fedayeen and some of them got killed.
- The delegitimization of resisting combatants is continued in accompanying descriptions of the activities of the fedayeen and other militias.
- After the defeat of the dictator, she was reluctant to return as the fedayeen were still operating in the town.

Origin

1950s: from colloquial Arabic fidā'iyīn, plural of classical Arabic fidā'ī ‘one who gives his life for another or for a cause’, from fadā ‘to ransom someone’. The singular fedai (from Arabic and Persian fidā'ī) had previously been used (late 19th century) to denote an Ismaili Muslim assassin.

单词	fedayeen
释义	Definition of fedayeen in English: fedayeen (also fidayeen) plural noun ˌfɛdəˈjiːnˌfɛdɑˈjin Arab guerrillas operating especially against Israel. （尤指反以色列的）阿拉伯突击队队员 unexpected attacks by the fedayeen Example sentencesExamples After the defeat of the dictator, she was reluctant to return as the fedayeen were still operating in the town. The delegitimization of resisting combatants is continued in accompanying descriptions of the activities of the fedayeen and other militias. Since 1967, it has been the usual practice for the fedayeen [Middle Eastern paramilitaries] to wear explosive belts during operations. ‘The fidayeen were all Arabs, who vowed to fight to the last man,’ an Arab source was quoted as saying. He had a firefight with the fedayeen and some of them got killed. Wouldn't it be nice if we had so much armor and cavalry on the ground that we could brush off these fedayeen who are harassing our supply lines? It routed the army and adapted well to the unexpected attacks by the fedayeen. Origin 1950s: from colloquial Arabic fidā'iyīn, plural of classical Arabic fidā'ī 'one who gives his life for another or for a cause', from fadā 'to ransom someone'. The singular fedai (from Arabic and Persian fidā'ī) had previously been used (late 19th century) to denote an Ismaili Muslim assassin. Rhymes Aberdeen, Amin, aquamarine, baleen, bean, been, beguine, Benin, between, canteen, careen, Claudine, clean, contravene, convene, cuisine, dean, Dene, e'en, eighteen, fascine, fifteen, figurine, foreseen, fourteen, Francine, gean, gene, glean, gombeen, green, Greene, Halloween, intervene, Janine, Jean, Jeannine, Jolene, Kean, keen, Keene, Ladin, langoustine, latrine, lean, limousine, machine, Maclean, magazine, Malines, margarine, marine, Mascarene, Massine, Maxine, mean, Medellín, mesne, mien, Moline, moreen, mujahedin, Nadine, nankeen, Nazarene, Nene, nineteen, nougatine, obscene, palanquin, peen, poteen, preen, quean, Rabin, Racine, ramin, ravine, routine, Sabine, saltine, sardine, sarin, sateen, scene, screen, seen, serene, seventeen, shagreen, shebeen, sheen, sixteen, spleen, spring-clean, squireen, Steen, submarine, supervene, tambourine, tangerine, teen, terrine, thirteen, transmarine, treen, tureen, Tyrrhene, ultramarine, umpteen, velveteen, wean, ween, Wheen, yean Definition of fedayeen in US English: fedayeen plural nounˌfɛdɑˈjinˌfedäˈyēn Arab guerrillas operating especially in Israel and Palestine against the Israeli government, and in Iraq against the occupying coalition forces during and after the Second Gulf War. unexpected attacks by the fedayeen Example sentencesExamples ‘The fidayeen were all Arabs, who vowed to fight to the last man,’ an Arab source was quoted as saying. Since 1967, it has been the usual practice for the fedayeen [Middle Eastern paramilitaries] to wear explosive belts during operations. Wouldn't it be nice if we had so much armor and cavalry on the ground that we could brush off these fedayeen who are harassing our supply lines? It routed the army and adapted well to the unexpected attacks by the fedayeen. He had a firefight with the fedayeen and some of them got killed. The delegitimization of resisting combatants is continued in accompanying descriptions of the activities of the fedayeen and other militias. After the defeat of the dictator, she was reluctant to return as the fedayeen were still operating in the town. Origin 1950s: from colloquial Arabic fidā'iyīn, plural of classical Arabic fidā'ī ‘one who gives his life for another or for a cause’, from fadā ‘to ransom someone’. The singular fedai (from Arabic and Persian fidā'ī) had previously been used (late 19th century) to denote an Ismaili Muslim assassin.
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