Khomeini
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- proper noun
- /koʊˈmeɪni/
- Students often study the speeches of Ayatollah Khomeini to understand his political philosophy.
- Ayatollah Khomeini
- Imam Khomeini
- Khomeini's revolution
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Watch on YouTubeThey are the people who basically went against the suppression of the Pallavi regime and Khomeini became a leader, a symbol of that.
- They are the people who basically went against the suppression of the Pallavi regime and Khomeini became a leader, a symbol of that.
- But going, you know, saying that going back, they going back, they, they Atola Khomeini then made a deal with the hijackers.
- That's a very Ayatollah Khomeini sort of argument, you know, very refreshing, simple clarity to it.
Examples
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And the Ayatollah Khomeini became the spiritual authority for the new country, became much more Islamic.
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Ayatollah Khomeini had come to power two years before as the leader of the Iranian revolution.
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Washington hoped that a new era would follow Khomeini's death in June 1989.
Academic text (2001) -
The revolution led by Ayatollah Khomeini in Iran was facilitated by the audio cassette.
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The Islamic Revolution in Iran (1978-1979), led by the Ayatollah Khomeini, was radical and intolerant of the West.
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Ayatollah Khomeini is remembered as the architect of the Iranian Revolution in 1979.
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After Ayatollah Khomeini overthrew the monarchy, he became the Supreme Leader of Iran.
Synonyms
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An Iranian religious leader who led the 1979 revolution and became Supreme Leader of Iran
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Iranian religious and political leader who led the 1979 revolution and became Iran's supreme leader
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An Iranian religious leader who led the 1979 revolution and became the country's highest leader
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An Iranian religious and political leader who founded the Islamic Republic after the 1979 revolution
Surface Forms
Etymology
Khomeini comes from Persian and means 'from Khomeyn', a town in Iran, with the ending -i showing origin or belonging. So Khomeini is a place-based family name, like calling someone a 'Londoner' or 'Parisian', which helps explain why the name points to a person's background.