HyperDic: hua

English > 1 sense of the word HUA:
NOUNgroupHUA, Harkat-ul-Mujahidin, HUM, Harkat ul-Ansar, Harkat ul-Mujahedeen, Al Faran, Movement of Holy Warriorsan Islamic fundamentalist group in Pakistan that fought the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s
HUA > pronunciation
Soundshhuw'ah; hhwaa'
RhymesJoshua ... Papua: 5 rhymes with uwah...
Artois ... WA: 10 rhymes with waa...
English > HUA: 1 sense > noun 1, group
MeaningAn Islamic fundamentalist group in Pakistan that fought the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s; now operates as a terrorist organization primarily in Kashmir and seeks Kashmir's accession by Pakistan.
SynonymsHarkat-ul-Mujahidin, HUM, Harkat ul-Ansar, Harkat ul-Mujahedeen, Al Faran, Movement of Holy Warriors
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
RegionPakistan, Islamic Republic of Pakistan, West PakistanA Muslim republic that occupies the heartland of ancient south Asian civilization in the Indus River valley
SpanishHUA
CatalanHarkat-ul-Ansar

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