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East Turkistan Islamic Movement
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | East Turkistan Islamic Movement - a group of Uighur Muslims fighting Chinese control of Xinjiang; declared by China in 2001 to be terrorists although there is a long history of cycles of insurgency and repressionEast Turkestan Islamic Movementact of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fearSinkiang, Xinjiang, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region - an autonomous province in far northwestern China on the border with Mongolia and Kazakhstan; the largest province in the People's Republic of China and the homeland of the Uighur people |
East Turkistan Islamic Movement
Related to East Turkistan Islamic Movement: Xinjiang, East TurkistanSynonyms for East Turkistan Islamic Movementnoun a group of Uighur Muslims fighting Chinese control of XinjiangSynonyms- East Turkestan Islamic Movement
Related Words- act of terrorism
- terrorism
- terrorist act
- Sinkiang
- Xinjiang
- Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region
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