HyperDic: caliphate_state

English > 1 sense of the expression Caliphate State:
NOUNgroupCaliphate State, Kaplan Group, Association of Islamic Groups and Communitiesa Turkish terrorist group of fundamentalist Muslims with ties to al-Qaeda that operates in Germany
English > Caliphate State: 1 sense > noun 1, group
MeaningA Turkish terrorist group of fundamentalist Muslims with ties to al-Qaeda that operates in Germany; seeks the violent overthrow of the Turkish government and the establishment of an Islamic nation modeled on Iran.
SynonymsKaplan Group, Association of Islamic Groups and Communities
Categoryterrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist actThe calculated use of violence (or the threat / threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature
Instance ofterrorist organization, terrorist group, foreign terrorist organization, FTOA political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals
RegionGermany, Federal Republic of Germany, Deutschland, FRGA republic in central Europe

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