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Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

9.3
An armed group in Sri Lanka that fought for a separate Tamil state and used suicide attacks
  • proper noun
  • NSFW
translation icon : Tigres de Liberación del Tamil Eelam
  • The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam were involved in decades of conflict with the Sri Lankan government.

Examples

  • The United Nations condemned several attacks carried out by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.

  • The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam were known for their guerrilla tactics.

  • International organizations have studied the tactics of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam for their use of guerilla warfare.

  • Did the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam achieve their goals?

  • The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam orchestrated numerous attacks to push for Tamil autonomy in Sri Lanka.

  • During the Sri Lankan civil war, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam gained notoriety for their tactics of guerrilla warfare.

  • The actions of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam drew international attention due to their controversial methods.

Synonyms

LTTE
vsLiberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
  • NSFW
2 9.9

An armed group in Sri Lanka that used violence to seek a separate Tamil state

is the long full name that also records suicide bombings and wider history
Tamil Tigers
vsLiberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
  • NSFW
9.1

An armed group in Sri Lanka that fought for a separate Tamil state using violent attacks

is the full formal name emphasizing suicide bombings and independence goal

Surface Forms

Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam main
Tamil Tigers main

Morphology

liberation + tiger + of + Tamil + Eelam

The name is transparently compositional: 'liberation' (a freedom movement) + 'tigers' (metaphorical fighters) + 'of Tamil Eelam' (the Tamil people/place seeking an independent state), so a learner who knows the parts will infer it denotes an organized group fighting for Tamil independence. Specific details about tactics (guerrilla warfare, suicide bombings) are not derivable from the constituents, but the core organizational/independence meaning is directly inferable.

Etymology

Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam name shows what the group was about: Liberation means 'freedom', Tigers is the strong animal image for fighters, and Tamil Eelam is the Tamil 'homeland' they wanted. That's why the name refers to the fighting group that tried to create a separate Tamil state.