Martyrs of al-Aqsa
- proper noun
- NSFW
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Mártires de al-Aqsa
- Many governments have designated the Martyrs of al-Aqsa as a terrorist organization.
Examples
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Reports indicate that the Martyrs of al-Aqsa maintain cells across several West Bank cities.
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The Martyrs of al-Aqsa claimed responsibility for the attack in the city center.
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The Martyrs of al-Aqsa claimed responsibility for the attack.
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Many consider the Martyrs of al-Aqsa to be heroes.
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Many governments have designated the Martyrs of al-Aqsa as a terrorist organization.
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Reports indicate that the Martyrs of al-Aqsa maintain cells across several West Bank cities.
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The Martyrs of al-Aqsa claimed responsibility for the attack in the city center.
Synonyms
An armed Palestinian group linked to Fatah that carried out attacks in the West Bank
An armed Palestinian group that carried out attacks in the West Bank in the early 2000s
An armed Palestinian group that split from al-Fatah and carried out attacks in and near Israel around 2002
Surface Forms
Morphology
martyr + of + al-Aqsa
The components 'martyrs' and 'al-Aqsa' yield a literal, partially transparent sense of people associated with or sacrificed for al-Aqsa, so a learner who knows those words will get a general thematic idea. However, the expression functions as the proper name of a specific militant organization and implies political/military activity—information not predictable from the parts alone and requiring world knowledge. Because the constituents give some clue but not the full, specific referent, this is best classified as semi-transparent.
Etymology
Martyrs of al-Aqsa comes from the words martyrs, meaning 'people who die for a cause', and al-Aqsa, which is 'a famous mosque in Jerusalem'. The group used this name to show they claimed to fight for that place, so today the name identifies a militant group known for armed attacks.
