Islamic State

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Proper noun

1. A Sunni jihadist group active in Libya, Nigeria, Iraq and Syria, where it has proclaimed an (unrecognized) state.
2. The unrecognized state (caliphate) proclaimed by this group.

Synonyms

• IS (abbreviation)
• Daesh, Da'esh, Daish, Da'ish exonym, also derogatory
• ISIS, Isis, ISIL former name
• Islamic State in Iraq / ISI former name
• al-Qaeda in Iraq / AQI former name

Translations

• French: État islamique
• German: Islamischer Staat
• Italian: Stato Islamico
• Portuguese: Estado Islâmico
• Russian: Исла́мское госуда́рство
• Spanish: Estado Islámico

Translations

• Portuguese: Estado Islâmico
• Spanish: Estado Islámico

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