Black September
3
9.9
- noun
- /blæk sɛpˈtɛmbər/
- NSFW
:
Septiembre Negro
- Again in 1970, the PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization) was expelled from Jordan, which became known as Black September, and moved into Lebanon, joining thousands already there.
- the most violent
- Black September group
- Black September's contact
Examples
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This already combustible circumstance was made even worse by the Jordanian operation of Black September in 1970.
Blog text (11) -
Forty years ago, a terrorist group called Black September kidnapped 11 Israeli athletes and coaches participating in the Olympics.
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The Palestinian Black September fighters will carry out Gaddafi's revenge attack in Rome.
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I will broker the deal and supply weapons to the Black September fighters... and with the help of an Italian Intelligence contact... ensure that the mission fails.
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The Palestinians once tried a takeover and were slaughtered; hence the Black September movement.
Blog text (6) -
Before Watergate, it was Black September in Jordan in 1970 that had most dramatically enhanced Kissinger's influence.
Academic text (1990) -
This occurred in 1970 when Black September suddenly exploded in Jordan, threatening Americans and nearly toppling America's friend, King Hussein.
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You've got your PLO, Baader-Meinhoff, Islamic Jihad, Black September, some Libyans, some Syrians.
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In the same way that the influx of Palestinian refugees into Lebanon was caused primarily by events totally out of the control of Lebanon (the Six Day War and then the Black September operation), the heroin trade was being substantially transformed by events that Lebanon had no control over.
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In 1972, Black September carried out a notorious hostage-taking at the Munich Olympics.
Synonyms
A Palestinian militant group that split from the PLO and carried out attacks in several countries
A Palestinian armed group known for killing eleven Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics
Surface Forms
Morphology
Black + September
This is a proper name for a specific Palestinian militant organization and its meaning (a 1970s terrorist group) cannot be derived from the literal words 'black' (a color/negative descriptor) and 'September' (a month). Understanding it requires historical/encyclopedic knowledge rather than knowledge of the constituent words, so a B1 learner who only knows the parts would not reliably infer the MWE's referent.
Etymology
Black September is named after a violent month in Jordan in 1970 called 'Black September', when fighting between the Jordanian army and Palestinian groups caused many deaths and forced many people to leave. The group took that name to remember that event, so today Black September refers to the Palestinian militant organization active in the early 1970s.