lashkar-e-jhangvi

1. 1.

   a Sunni Muslim extremist group in Pakistan that collaborates with al-Qaeda; the armed wing of Sipah-e-Sahaba

   Broaderterrorist organization

   Part ofSipah-e-Sahaba

   Pakistan · terrorism

Questions about lashkar-e-jhangvi

What does lashkar-e-jhangvi mean?

lashkar-e-jhangvi means "a Sunni Muslim extremist group in Pakistan that collaborates with al-Qaeda; the armed wing of Sipah-e-Sahaba".

How many syllables are in lashkar-e-jhangvi?

lashkar-e-jhangvi has 5 syllables: lash-ka-r-e-j-hang-vi. The stress falls on "r-e-j".

Is lashkar-e-jhangvi a common word?

lashkar-e-jhangvi is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.