sl

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   a terrorist group formed in Peru in the late 1960s as a splinter group from the communist party of Peru; is among the most ruthless guerilla organizations in the world; seeks to destroy Peruvian institutions and replace them with a Maoist peasant regime; is involved in the cocaine trade

   “Shining Path has been responsible for 30,000 deaths”

   SynonymsShining PathSendero Luminoso

   Broaderterrorist organization

   Peru · terrorism

Other forms of sl

plural

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Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about sl

What does sl mean?

sl means "a terrorist group formed in Peru in the late 1960s as a splinter group from the communist party of Peru; is among the most ruthless guerilla organizations in the world; seeks to destroy Peruvian institutions and replace them with a Maoist peasant regime; is involved in the cocaine trade".

How many syllables are in sl?

sl has 1 syllable: sl.

What is another word for sl?

Close synonyms include Shining Path, Sendero Luminoso. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is sl a common word?

sl is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.