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fedayee

fe·da·yee
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fe-dah-yee]
    • /fɛ dɑˈyi/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fe-dah-yee]
    • /fɛ dɑˈyi/

Definitions of fedayee word

  • noun plural fedayee a member of an Arab commando group operating especially against Israel. 1
  • noun fedayee An Arab guerilla or commando. 1
  • noun fedayee (in Arab states) a commando, esp one fighting against Israel 0

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Origin of fedayee

First appearance:

before 1950
One of the 5% newest English words
1950-55; < dialectal Arabic fidāʾī (plural fidāʾīyīn) one who sacrifices himself (especially for his country)

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Parts of speech for Fedayee

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

fedayee popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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