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Complete Definition of "Hamas"

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Etymology
From Arabic ARchar|Ø­ÙØ§Ø³ (ḥamÄs), an acronym (meaning literally âenthusiasmâ) for ARchar|Ø­Ø±ÙØ© اÙÙÙØ§ÙÙØ© Ø§ÙØ§Ø³ÙاÙÙØ© (ḥarakat al-muqÄwama al-islÄmÄ«ya) âIslamic Resistance Movementâ.

Proper noun
en-proper noun

  1. An Islamic fundamentalist organisation that presses for an independent Palestinian theocracy and opposes peace with Israel.

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