liberation tigers of tamil eelam
n · noun
Simple meaning
The a Tamil militant organization, that was based in the northern and eastern Sri Lanka.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
lihberayshuhntygerzuhvtuhmihleelamSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
lɪbɚˈeɪʃəntaɪɡɚzəvtəmɪlilæm
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
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n
The (LTTE;,; also known as the Tamil Tigers) a Tamil militant organization, that was based in the northern and eastern Sri Lanka.
noun
A terrorist organization in Sri Lanka that began in 1970 as a student protest over the limited university access for Tamil students; currently seeks to establish an independent Tamil state called Eelam; relies on guerilla strategy including terrorist tactics that target key government and military personnel
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This meaning: The (LTTE;,; also known as the Tamil Tigers) a Tamil militant organization, that was based in the northern and eastern Sri Lanka.
Used this way, liberation tigers of tamil eelam is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in technical or specialist writing contexts.
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- Technical and specialized
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