noun
a Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran; seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in Lebanon; car bombs are the signature weapon
• Syn:
↑Hizballah, ↑Hezbollah, ↑Hizbullah, ↑Lebanese Hizballah, ↑Party of God, ↑Islamic Jihad, ↑Islamic Jihad for the Liberation of Palestine, ↑Revolutionary Justice Organization, ↑Organization of the Oppressed on Earth
• Topics: ↑terrorism, ↑act of terrorism, ↑terrorist act
• Regions: ↑Lebanon, ↑Lebanese Republic
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑terrorist organization, ↑terrorist group, ↑foreign terrorist organization, ↑FTO
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Hizbollah, -bullahvar. Hezbollah.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.