Hamas
/haˈmas
/ /ˈhamas/A Palestinian Islamic movement founded in 1987 with the aim of establishing a Palestinian state incorporating present-day Israel and the West Bank. In 2006 Hamas defeated the more moderate Fatah in the elections for the Palestinian National Authority.
Origin
Arabic, acronym from the official name of the organization, Ḥarakat al-Muqāwama al-Islāmiyya 'Islamic Resistance Movement'.
Rhymes
- forswear
- Forsyth, Frederick
- forsythia
- fort
- Fortaleza
- fortalice
- Fortas, Abe
- Fort Collins
- Fort-de-France
- Fort Dodge
- forte
- Fortean
- Forteana
- forte piano
- fortepiano
- forth
- for that matter
- forthcoming
- forthcomingness
- for the asking
- for the benefit of
- for the duration
- for the fun of it
- for the hell of it
- for the life of me