| 单词 | group |
| 释义 | group (once / 31 pages) nv A group is an organization of people or things, like a reading group at a public library that holds book discussions every month. Group comes from the word for lump, or cluster. If you're out walking at night and see a group of wild dogs coming at you, best to go the other way. You could always find a group of people to walk with if you don't want to be alone. Group can also be used as a verb. If you're painting a still life, you might collect a bunch of objects from your house and group them together in an eye-pleasing arrangement. WORD FAMILYgroup: grouped, grouper, grouping, groups, intragroup, regroup, subgroup+/grouper: groupers/grouping: groupings/regroup: regrouped, regrouping, regroups/subgroup: subgroups USAGE EXAMPLES“This is a special group of guys. Oh, man, this is the time to step up.” Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) A statement issued to the Diamondback from ProtectUMD about why no Jewish groups signed the demands said that any community was welcome to participate. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) “It’s a pretty consistent group, so there’s a community here, which is a bit different than some of the big gyms,” said Heather, 30. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) 1n any number of entities (members) considered as a unit Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper grouping Great Lakes a group of five large, interconnected lakes in central North America Nag Hammadi Librarya collection of 13 ancient papyrus codices translated from Greek into Coptic that were discovered by farmers near the town of Nag Hammadi in 1945; the codices contain 45 distinct works including the chief sources of firsthand knowledge of Gnosticism Trimurtithe triad of divinities of later Hinduism Bronte sistersa 19th century family of three sisters who all wrote novels Marx Brothersa family of United States comedians consisting of four brothers with an anarchic sense of humor al-Asifaa Palestinian political and military organization founded by Yasser Arafat in 1958 to work toward the creation of a Palestinian state; during the 1960s and 1970s trained terrorist and insurgent groups Greenpeacean international organization that works for environmental conservation and the preservation of endangered species Association of Orangemena Protestant political organization in Northern Ireland Markaz-ud-Dawa-wal-Irshada Sunni organization formed in 1989 and based in Pakistan; opposes missionary groups from the United States; has Lashkar-e-Tayyiba as its armed wing Invincible Armadathe great fleet sent from Spain against England by Philip II in 1588 Wise Men(New Testament) the sages who visited Jesus and Mary and Joseph shortly after Jesus was born; the Gospel According to Matthew says they were guided by a star and brought gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh; because there were three gifts it is usually assumed that there were three of them Achomawia community of Native Americans who speak a Hokan language and live in northeastern California Akwa'alaa community of Native Americans who speak a Hokan language and live in Baja California Incathe small group of Quechua living in the Cuzco Valley in Peru who established hegemony over their neighbors in order to create an empire that lasted from about 1100 until the Spanish conquest in the early 1530s Quechuaa community of South American Indians in Peru who were formerly the ruling class of the Incan Empire Xhosaa community of Negroid people in southern South Africa Zulua community of Negroid people in eastern South Africa Orientthe countries of Asia Roman Republicthe ancient Roman state from 509 BC until Augustus assumed power in 27 BC; was governed by an elected Senate but dissatisfaction with the Senate led to civil wars that culminated in a brief dictatorship by Julius Caesar Demeraraa former Dutch colony in South America; now a part of Guyana Rock of Gibraltarlocation of a colony of the United Kingdom on a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain; strategically important because it can control the entrance of ships into the Mediterranean; one of the Pillars of Hercules Plymouth Colonycolony formed by the Pilgrims when they arrived at Plymouth Rock in 1620; it was absorbed into the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1691 New Amsterdama settlement established by the Dutch near the mouth of Hudson River and the southern end of Manhattan Island; annexed by the English in 1664 and renamed New York Great Arabian Deserta desert on the Arabian Peninsula in southwestern Asia Arabian Deserta desert in Egypt between the Nile River and the Red Sea Atacama Deserta desert in northern Chile rich in nitrate and copper deposits Great Australian Desertgeneral name given to all desert areas in Australia Black Rock Deserta desert in northwestern Nevada Chihuahuan Deserta desert in western Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and northern Mexico Colorado Desertan arid region of southeastern California Great Salt Deserta salt desert in north central Iran Dasht-e-Luta desert in eastern Iran Death Valleya desert area that is part of the Mojave Desert in eastern California and southwestern Nevada; contains the lowest point in North America Gibson Deserta desert area in western Australia Gila Deserta desert area in southern Arizona Gobi Deserta desert in central China Great Sandy Deserta desert region in northwestern Australia to the north of the Gibson Desert Great Victoria Deserta desert region in south central Australia to the north of the Nullarbor Plain Kalahari Deserta desert in southwestern Africa - largely Botswana Turkestan Deserta desert in Turkmenistan to the south of the Aral Sea Kizil Kuma desert in Uzbekistan to the southeast of the Aral Sea Libyan Desertthe northeastern part of the Sahara Desert in Libya and Egypt and Sudan Mohave Deserta desert area in southern California and western Arizona Namib Deserta desert in Namibia extending along the coast between the high plateau and the Atlantic Ocean An Nafuda desert in northern Saudi Arabia that is noted for its red sand and violent winds Negev Deserta desert in southern Israel Nubian Desertan arid sandstone plateau in northeastern Sudan between the Nile and the Red Sea Painted Deserta desert on a high plateau in northeastern Arizona Patagonian Deserta semiarid region in southern South America Great Sandy Deserta desert in southern Saudi Arabia Sahara Desertthe world's largest desert (3,500,000 square miles) in northern Africa Simpson Deserta desert region of central Australia Sinai Deserta desert on the Sinai Peninsula in northeastern Egypt Sonoran Deserta desert in southwestern Arizona Syrian Deserta desert of northern Arabia occupying western Iraq, southern Syria, eastern Jordan, and northern Saudi Arabia Taklamakan Deserta desert in western China Great Indian Deserta desert to the east of the Indus River in northwestern India and southeastern Pakistan Black Foresta hilly forest region in southwestern Germany Magellanic Cloudeither of two small galaxies orbiting the Milky Way; visible near the south celestial pole Northern Crossa cluster of 5 bright stars forming a cross in the constellation Cygnus Omega Centauria global cluster in the constellation Centaurus Pleiadesa star cluster in the constellation Taurus Sherwood Forestan ancient forest in central England; formerly a royal hunting ground; said to be the home of Robin Hood and his merry band Wildernessa wooded region in northeastern Virginia near Spotsylvania where bloody but inconclusive battles were fought in the American Civil War Abu Hafs al-Masri Brigadesa terrorist group that has worked with Al Qaeda; claimed responsibility for attacks in Iraq and Turkey Bearer of the Sworda small gang of terrorist thugs claiming to seek a separate Islamic state for the Muslim minority in the Philippines; uses bombing and assassination and extortion and kidnapping al-Aksa Martyrs Brigadesa militant offshoot of al-Fatah that is the newest and strongest and best equipped faction active in the West Bank; responsible for many deadly attacks in Israel in 2002 Revolutionary Proletarian Armyan urban hit squad and guerrilla group of the Communist Party in the Philippines; formed in the 1980s al-Gama'a al-Islamiyyaa terrorist organization of militant Islamists organized into tiny cells of extreme fundamentalists; emerged during the 1970s mainly in Egyptian jails al Itihaad al Islamiyaa fundamentalist Islamic group in Somalia who initially did fundraising for al-Qaeda; responsible for ambushing United States Army Rangers and for terrorist bombings in Ethiopia; believed to have branches in several countries Egyptian Islamic Jihadan Islamic extremist group active since the late 1970s; seeks to overthrow the Egyptian government and replace it with an Islamic state; works in small underground cells al-Ma'unaha radical insurgent Islamist group consisting of disaffected middle-class professionals in Malaysia who want to overthrow the government by violent means and set up an Islamic state al-Muhajirouna hard-line extremist Islamic group in Great Britain who support bin Laden and other terrorist groups Al Nathira Palestinian terrorist organization formed in 2002 and linked to Fatah movement of Yasser Arafat al-Qa'idaa terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups; has cells in more than 50 countries al-Rashid Trusta terrorist group organized in 1996 after the Taliban took over Afghanistan and part of Osama bin Laden's international system; provides financial support for the Taliban and al-Qaeda and Jaish-i-Mohammed and assists Muslim militants around the world; established a network of madrasas and mosques in Afghanistan Followers of the Phropheta resurgent Islamic fundamentalist organization based in Nigeria that is thought to be planning terrorist attacks Divine Unityan Islamic terrorist cell that originated in Jordan but operates in Germany; goal is to attack Europe and Russia with chemical weapons al-Ummaha terrorist group formed in India in 1992; is believed to be responsible for bombings in southern India in 1998 Supporters of Islama radical Islamic group of terrorists in the Iraqi part of Kurdistan who oppose an independent secular nation as advocated by the United States; some members fought with the Taliban and al-Qaeda forces in Afghanistan; said to receive financial support from Saddam Hussein Corsican Armya terrorist organization founded in 1999 to oppose the link between nationalists and the Corsican mafia Armed Islamic Groupa terrorist organization of Islamic extremists whose violent activities began in 1992; aims to overthrow the secular Algerian regime and replace it with an Islamic state Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armeniaa militant Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization formed in 1975 to force Turkey to acknowledge killing more than a million Armenians and forcibly removing them from border areas in 1915; wants Turkey to pay reparations and cede territory to Armenia Army for the Liberation of Rwandaa terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to institute Hutu control again Band of Partisansan extremist Palestinian Sunni group active in Lebanon in the early 1990s that advocates Salafism; responsible for murders and bombings; seeks to overthrow the Lebanese government and control Palestinian refugee camps; funded by al-Qaeda Aum Shinrikyoa terrorist organization whose goal is to take over Japan and then the world; based on a religion founded in 1987 that combines elements of Buddhism with Christianity Baader Meinhof Ganga radical left-wing revolutionary terrorist group active in Germany from 1968 until 1977 Basque Fatherland and Libertya terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional Basque party; want to create an independent homeland in Spain's western Pyrenees Black September Movementa former Palestinian terrorist organization (now merged with Fatah Revolutionary Council) that assassinated the Prime Minister of Jordan and during the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich killed 11 Israeli athletes Chukaku-Haan ultra-leftist militant group founded in 1957 from the breakup of the Japanese Communist Party; includes a covert action wing Continuity Irish Republican Armya terrorist organization formed in Ireland in 1994 as a clandestine armed wing of Sinn Fein Popular Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestinea Marxist-Leninist group that believes Palestinian goals can only be achieved by revolutionary change East Turkestan Islamic Movementa 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 repression Revolutionary Organization of Socialist Muslimsa Palestinian international terrorist organization that split from the PLO in 1974; has conducted terrorist attacks in 20 countries Fatah Tanzima terrorist group organized by Yasser Arafat in 1995 as the armed wing of al-Fatah; serves a dual function of violent confrontation with Israel and serves as Arafat's unofficial militia to prevent rival Islamists from usurping leadership First of October Antifascist Resistance Groupan armed wing of the (illegal) Communist Party of Spain; seeks to overthrow the Spanish government and replace it with a Marxist-Leninist regime Force 17formed in 1972 as a personal security force for Arafat and other PLO leaders; became one of PLO's elite units; has built an extensive infrastructure of terrorist cells and weapon depots in Europe while attacking Israeli targets Forces of Umar Al-Mukhtara little known Palestinian group responsible for bombings and for killing Israelis; seeks to defeat Israel and liberate southern Lebanon, Palestine, and Golan Heights Islamic Resistance Movementa militant Islamic fundamentalist political movement that opposes peace with Israel and uses terrorism as a weapon; seeks to create an Islamic state in place of Israel; is opposed to the PLO and has become a leading perpetrator of terrorist activity in Israel; pioneered suicide bombing Harakat ul-Jihad-I-Islamian extremist militant group in Pakistan occupied Kashmir that seeks an Islamic government and that has had close links and fought with the Taliban in Afghanistan Movement of Holy Warriorsan 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 Islamic Jihad for the Liberation of Palestinea Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran; seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in Lebanon; car bombs are the signature weapon Hizb ut-Tahrirthe most popular and feared Islamic extremist group in central Asia; advocates `pure' Islam and the creation of a worldwide Islamic state International Islamic Front for Jihad against Jews and Crusadersa terrorist group organized by Osama bin Laden in 1998 that provided an umbrella organization for al-Qaeda and other militant groups in Egypt and Algeria and Pakistan and Bangladesh Irish National Liberation Armya radical terrorist group dedicated to the removal of British forces from Northern Ireland and the unification of Ireland Provisional Irish Republican Armya militant organization of Irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive British forces from Northern Ireland and achieve a united independent Ireland Islamic Army of Aden-AbyanYemen-based terrorist group that supports al-Qaeda's goals; seeks to overthrow the Yemeni government and eliminate United States interests; responsible for bombings and kidnappings and killing western tourists in Yemen Islamic Great Eastern Raiders-Fronta Turkish terrorist organization that claimed responsibility for bombing a British consulate and bank in Istanbul; a violent opponent of Turkey's secular government and its ties to the European Union and NATO Islamic Group of Uzbekistana terrorist group of Islamic militants formed in 1996; opposes Uzbekistan's secular regime and wants to establish an Islamic state in central Asia; is a conduit for drugs from Afghanistan to central Asian countries Army of Muhammada terrorist organization founded in 2000; a militant Islamic group active in Kashmir and closely aligned with al-Rashid Trust; seeks to secure release of imprisoned fellow militants by kidnappings Jamaat ul-Fuqraan Islamic terrorist group organized in the 1980s; seeks to purify Islam through violence; the cells in North America and the Caribbean insulate themselves from Western culture and will even attack other Muslims who they regard as heretics Anti-Imperialist International Brigadea terrorist group organized in 1970 to overthrow the Japanese government and monarchy and to foment world revolution; is said to have close ties with Palestinian terrorists Jayshullahan indigenous Islamic terrorist group in Azerbaijan that attempted to bomb the United States embassy in 1999 Malaysian Mujahidin Groupa clandestine group of southeast Asian terrorists organized in 1993 and trained by al-Qaeda; supports militant Muslims in Indonesia and the Philippines and has cells in Singapore and Malaysia and Indonesia Jerusalem Warriorsethnic Turkish Sunni terrorists who are linked with the Turkish Hizballah; killed a United States Air Force sergeant in 1991 Soldiers of Godan Islamic extremist group of Kurds who oppose secular control with bombings and assassinations; believed to have ties with al-Qaeda Kahane Chaia terrorist organization founded for Jewish defense; fights antisemitism and hopes to restore the biblical state of Israel Association of Islamic Groups and Communitiesa 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 Party of Democratic Kampucheaa communist organization formed in Cambodia in 1970; became a terrorist organization in 1975 when it captured Phnom Penh and created a government that killed an estimated three million people; was defeated by Vietnamese troops but remained active until 1999 Ku Klux Klana secret society of white Southerners in the United States; was formed in the 19th century to resist the emancipation of slaves; used terrorist tactics to suppress Black people Partiya Karkeran Kurdistana Marxist-Leninist terrorist group of Kurds trying to establish an independent Kurdish state in eastern Turkey Contrasa Nicaraguan counterrevolutionary guerrilla force from 1979 to 1990; it opposed a left-wing government, with support from the United States Pesh Mergaa Kurdish guerrilla force in Iraqi Kurdistan Lashkar-e-Jhangvia Sunni Muslim extremist group in Pakistan that collaborates with al-Qaeda; the armed wing of Sipah-e-Sahaba Lashkar-e-Omara terrorist organization formed in Pakistan in 2002 as a coalition of extremist Islamic militant groups including Lashkar-e-Taiba and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi and Jaish-e-Muhammad and elements of al-Qaeda Army of the Righteousa brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India Holy War Warriorsa paramilitary terrorist organization of militant Muslims in Indonesia; wages a jihad against Christians in Indonesia; subscribes to the Wahhabi creed of Islam Lautaro Faction of the United Popular Action Movementa violent terrorist group organized in the 1980s and advocating the overthrow of the Chilean military government; leaders are mainly criminals or impoverished youths Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelama terrorist organization in Sri Lanka that began in 1970 as a student protest over the limited university access for Tamil students; currently seeks to establish an independent Tamil state called Eelam; relies on guerilla strategy including terrorist tactics that target key government and military personnel Al-Jama'a al-Islamiyyah al-Muqatilah bi-Libyaa Libyan terrorist group organized in 1995 and aligned with al-Qaeda; seeks to radicalize the Libyan government; attempted to assassinate Qaddafi Lord's Resistance Armya quasi-religious rebel group in Uganda that terrorized and raped women and kidnapped children who were forced to serve in the army Loyalist Volunteer Forcea terrorist group formed in 1996 in Northern Ireland; seeks to prevent the peace process; murders Catholics and any Protestant leaders who favor peace Maktab al-Khidmata terrorist organization founded by Osama bin Laden in the 1980s to provide money and recruit fighters around the world; enlisted and transported thousands of men to Afghanistan to fight the Russians; a split in the group led bin Laden and the extremist faction of MAK to form al-Qaeda Manuel Rodriquez Patriotic Fronta terrorist group formed in 1983 as the armed wing of the Chilean Communist Party Moranzanist Patriotic Fronta terrorist group of radical leftists formed in the late 1980s; seeks to prevent the United States from intervening in Honduran economic and political affairs Moro Islamic Liberation Fronta terrorist group in the southern Philippines formed in 1977 to establish an independent Islamic state for the Moros; have clashed with troops at United States bases Mujahedeen Kompaka militant Islamic militia that was formed in 2005 by hardliners who split from Jemaah Islamiyah Mujahidin-e Khalq Organizationa terrorist organization formed in the 1960s by children of Iranian merchants; sought to counter the Shah of Iran's pro-western policies of modernization and opposition to communism; following a philosophy that mixes Marxism and Islam it now attacks the Islamic fundamentalists who deposed the Shah Nestor Paz Zamora Commissiona terrorist organization in Bolivia that acts as an umbrella for numerous small indigenous subversive groups; a revival of a group with Marxist-Leninist ideologies originally established by Che Guevara in the 1960s National Liberation Armya Marxist terrorist group formed in 1963 by Colombian intellectuals who were inspired by the Cuban Revolution; responsible for a campaign of mass kidnappings and resistance to the government's efforts to stop the drug trade National Liberation Front of Corsicaa terrorist group formed in 1976 to work for Corsican independence; attacks on Corsica are aimed at sabotaging public infrastructure and symbols of colonialism New People's Armya terrorist organization that is the militant wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines; a Maoist organization formed to overthrow the government; uses hit squads called Sparrow Units; opposes United States military presence in the Philippines Orange Groupa terrorist group of Protestants who oppose any political settlement with Irish nationalists; a paramilitary group that attacks Catholic interests in Northern Ireland Harakat al-Jihad al-Islami al-Filastinia militant Palestinian terrorist group created in 1979 and committed to the creation of an Islamic state in Palestine and to the destruction of Israel; smaller and more exclusively militant that Hamas Jabat al-Tahrir al-Filistiniyyaha terrorist group formed in 1977 as the result of a split with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine; became a satellite of al-Fatah; made terrorist attacks on Israel across the Lebanese border Palestinian Hizballaha little known Palestinian group comprised of members of Hamas and Tanzim with suspected ties to the Lebanese Hizballah; responsible for suicide bombings in Israel Pentagon Ganga Filipino terrorist group that broke away from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front in 2001 in order to continue terrorism and kidnapping and extortion Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestinea terrorist group of limited popularity formed in 1967 after the Six-Day War; combined Marxist-Leninist ideology with Palestinian nationalism; used terrorism to gain attention for their cause; hoped to eliminate the state of Israel Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Commanda Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization that conducted several attacks in western Europe Popular Struggle Fronta terrorist group of radical Palestinians who split with al-Fatah in 1967 but now have close relations with al-Fatah; staged terrorist attacks against Israel across the Lebanese border 15 May Organizationa terrorist organization formed in 1979 by a faction of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine but disbanded in the 1980s when key members left to join a faction of al-Fatah People against Gangsterism and Drugsa terrorist organization in South Africa formed in 1996 to fight drug lords; evolved into a vigilante group with anti-western views closely allied with Qibla; is believed to have ties to Islamic extremists in the Middle East; is suspected of conducting bouts of urban terrorism Puka Intia small but violent terrorist organization formed in Ecuador in the early 1990s; responsible for bombing several government buildings Iz Al-Din Al-Qassam Battalionsthe military arm of Hamas responsible for suicide bombings and other attacks on Israel Qiblaa small terrorist group of Muslims in South Africa formed in the 1980s; was inspired by Ayatollah Khomeini to create an Islamic state in South Africa Dissident Irish Republican Armya radical terrorist group that broke away in 1997 when the mainstream Provisional IRA proposed a cease-fire; has continued terrorist activities in opposition to any peace agreement Red Army Factiona Marxist and Maoist terrorist organization in Germany; a network of underground guerillas who committed acts of violence in the service of the class struggle; a successor to the Baader-Meinhof Gang; became one of Europe's most feared terrorist groups; disbanded in 1998 Brigate Rossea Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization that arose out of a student protest movement in the late 1960s; wants to separate Italy from NATO and advocates violence in the service of class warfare and revolution; mostly inactive since 1989 Red Hand Defendersa paramilitary group of Protestants in Northern Ireland that tries to prevent any political settlement with the Irish Republic; attacks interests of Catholic civilians in Northern Ireland; responsible for arson and bombing and murder Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarios de Colombiaa powerful and wealthy terrorist organization formed in 1957 as the guerilla arm of the Colombian communist party; opposed to the United States; has strong ties to drug dealers Revolutionary Organization 17 Novembera Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization in Greece that is violently opposed to imperialism and capitalism and NATO and the United States; an active terrorist group during the 1980s Revolutionary People's Liberation Frontan extreme Marxist terrorist organization in Turkey that is opposed to NATO and the United States; attacks Turkish security and military officials Revolutionary People's Strugglean extreme leftist terrorist group formed in Greece in 1971 to oppose the military junta that ruled Greece from 1967 to 1974; a revolutionary group opposed to capitalism and imperialism and the United States Revolutionary Proletarian Initiative Nucleia clandestine group of leftist extremists who oppose Italy's labor policies and foreign policy; responsible for bombing building in the historic center of Rome from 2000 to 2002 Revolutionary United Fronta terrorist group formed in the 1980s in Sierra Leone; seeks to overthrow the government and gain control of the diamond producing regions; responsible for attacks on civilians and children, widespread torture and murder and using children to commit atrocities; sponsored by the president of Liberia Salafast Group for Call and Combatan Algerian extremist Islamic offshoot of the Armed Islamic Group; now the largest and most active armed terrorist group in Algeria that seeks to overthrow the government; a major source of support and recruitment for al-Qaeda operations in Europe and northern Africa Sendero Luminosoa terrorist group formed in Peru in the late 1960s as a splinter group from the communist party of Peru; is among the most ruthless guerilla organizations in the world; seeks to destroy Peruvian institutions and replace them with a Maoist peasant regime; is involved in the cocaine trade Sipah-e-Sahabaa vicious sectarian organization in Pakistan that persecutes Shiite Muslims and collaborates with al-Qaeda to attack foreigners and to disrupt the government of Pakistan Movement for Revengean organization of Muslims in India who killed Hindus in September 2002; believed to have ties with Muslim terrorists in Pakistan Movimiento Revolucionario Tupac Anarua Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization in Peru; was formed in 1983 to overthrow the Peruvian government and replace it with a Marxist regime; has connections with the ELN in Bolivia Tupac Katari Guerrilla Armya terrorist group that is the remnants of the original Bolivian insurgents trained by Che Guevara; attacks small unprotected targets such as power pylons or oil pipelines or government buildings Turkish Hizballahan ethnic Kurdish group of Sunni extremists formed in the late 1980s in southeastern Turkey; seeks to replace Turkey's secular regime with an Islamic state and strict shariah law; responsible for bombings and the torture and murder of Turkish and Kurdish journalists and businessmen; receives support from Iran Ulster Defence Associationthe major Protestant paramilitary group in Northern Ireland; responsible for bombing the homes of Catholics and for criminal racketeering and selling drugs United Self-Defense Force of Colombiaa terrorist organization in Colombia formed in 1997 as an umbrella for local and regional paramilitary groups; is financed by earnings from narcotics and serves to protect the economic interests of its members Laurel and HardyUnited States slapstick comedy duo who made many films together Potsdam Conferencea conference held in Potsdam in the summer of 1945 where Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill drew up plans for the administration of Germany and Poland after World War II ended Yalta Conferencea conference held in Yalta in February 1945 where Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill planned the final stages of World War II and agreed to the territorial division of Europe AbkhasCircassian people living east of the Black Sea Great Plains of North Americaa vast prairie region extending from Alberta and Saskatchewan and Manitoba in Canada south through the west central United States into Texas; formerly inhabited by Native Americans Air Force Research Laboratorya United States Air Force defense laboratory responsible for discovering and developing and integrating fighting technologies for aerospace forces Army High Performance Computing Research Centera United States defense laboratory to conduct research in high-performance computing for defense technology applications; a partnership of government and university and industry Naval Research Laboratorythe United States Navy's defense laboratory that conducts basic and applied research for the Navy in a variety of scientific and technical disciplines United States Army Criminal Investigation Laboratorya defense laboratory of the Criminal Investigation Command; the United States Army's primary forensic laboratory in support of criminal intelligence Spanish Inquisitionan inquisition initiated in 1478 by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella that guarded the orthodoxy of Catholicism in Spain (especially from the 15th to the 17th centuries) Congregation of the Inquisitionan inquisition set up in Italy in 1542 to curb the number of Protestants Washingtonthe federal government of the United States Beatlesa rock group from Liverpool who between 1962 and 1970 produced a variety of hit songs and albums (most of them written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon) Lewis and Clark Expeditionan expedition sent by Thomas Jefferson to explore the northwestern territories of the United States; led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark; traveled from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River from 1803 to 1806 Ferdinand and Isabellajoint monarchs of Spain; Ferdinand V and Isabella I William and Maryjoint monarchs of England; William III and Mary II Tamil Eelamthe independent state that the Tamil Tigers have fought for Manhattan Projecta former United States executive agency that was responsible for developing atomic bombs during World War II Medellin cartela drug cartel in Colombia; controlled the production of cocaine from the 1970s until 1993 when the leader was killed Cali cartela drug cartel that seized control of cocaine production in Colombia in 1993; adopted techniques used by terrorist organizations (small cells and sophisticated communications equipment and close ties with politicians etc.) Carthagean ancient city state on the north African coast near modern Tunis; founded by Phoenicians; destroyed and rebuilt by Romans; razed by Arabs in 697 human beings, human race, humanity, humankind, humans, man, mankind, world all of the living human inhabitants of the earth arrangementan orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging stragglea wandering or disorderly grouping (of things or persons) kingdoma basic group of natural objects biological groupa group of plants or animals biotic community, community(ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other people(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively social grouppeople sharing some social relation accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collectionseveral things grouped together or considered as a whole editionall of the identical copies of something offered to the public at the same time electron shella grouping of electrons surrounding the nucleus of an atom ethnic group, ethnospeople of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive culture racepeople who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock association(ecology) a group of organisms (plants and animals) that live together in a certain geographical region and constitute a community with a few dominant species cloud, swarma group of many things in the air or on the ground subgroupa distinct and often subordinate group within a group sainthoodsaints collectively citizenry, peoplethe body of citizens of a state or country populationa group of organisms of the same species inhabiting a given area hoi polloi, mass, masses, multitude, people, the great unwashedthe common people generally varna(Hinduism) the name for the original social division of Vedic people into four groups (which are subdivided into thousands of jatis) circuit(law) a judicial division of a state or the United States (so-called because originally judges traveled and held court in different locations); one of the twelve groups of states in the United States that is covered by a particular circuit court of appeals scheme, systema group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole seriesa group of postage stamps having a common theme or a group of coins or currency selected as a group for study or collection actinide, actinoid, actinonany of a series of radioactive elements with atomic numbers 89 through 103 lanthanide, lanthanoid, lanthanon, rare earth, rare-earth elementany element of the lanthanide series (atomic numbers 57 through 71) halogenany of five related nonmetallic elements (fluorine or chlorine or bromine or iodine or astatine) that are all monovalent and readily form negative ions processionthe group action of a collection of people or animals or vehicles moving ahead in more or less regular formation floral arrangement, flower arrangementa decorative arrangement of flowers contrivance, lash-upany improvised arrangement for temporary use pharmacopoeiaa collection or stock of drugs scaffolda temporary arrangement erected around a building for convenience of workers stringa collection of objects threaded on a single strand wardrobecollection of clothing belonging to one person wardrobecollection of costumes belonging to a theatrical company population, universe(statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn language systema system of linguistic units or elements used in a particular language arrayan orderly arrangement categorisation, categorization, classificationa group of people or things arranged by class or category mineral kingdomall inorganic objects; contrasts with animal and plant kingdoms genotypea group of organisms sharing a specific genetic constitution biomea major biotic community characterized by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate peoplesthe human beings of a particular nation or community or ethnic group age bracket, age group, cohorta group of people having approximately the same age ancientspeople who lived in times long past (especially during the historical period before the fall of the Roman Empire in western Europe) baffledpeople who are frustrated and perplexed blindpeople who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group bloodpeople viewed as members of a group bravepeople who are brave cautious, timidpeople who are fearful and cautious business people, businesspeoplepeople who transact business (especially business executives) country people, countryfolkpeople living in the same country; compatriots damnedpeople who are condemned to eternal punishment deadpeople who are no longer living livingpeople who are still living deafpeople who have severe hearing impairments defeated, discomfitedpeople who are defeated disabled, handicappedpeople collectively who are crippled or otherwise physically handicapped doomed, lostpeople who are destined to die soon enemyany hostile group of people episcopacy, episcopatethe collective body of bishops aestivation, estivation(botany) the arrangement of sepals and petals in a flower bud before it opens common people, folk, folkspeople in general (often used in the plural) free, free peoplepeople who are free homeboundpeople who are confined to their homes enlightened, initiatepeople who have been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity uninitiatepeople who have not been introduced to the mysteries of some field or activity developmentally challenged, mentally retarded, retardedpeople collectively who are mentally retarded network armya group of like-minded people united by the internet; a new kind of social or political of business group that may exert broad influence on a shared concern nationalitypeople having common origins or traditions and often comprising a nation peanut gallery(figurative) people whose criticisms are regarded as irrelevant or insignificant (resembling uneducated people who throw peanuts on the stage to express displeasure with a performance) pocketa small isolated group of people retreatedpeople who have retreated sickpeople who are sick tradespeoplepeople engaged in trade maimed, woundedpeople who are wounded armamentariumthe collection of equipment and methods used in the practice of medicine art collectiona collection of art works backlogan accumulation of jobs not done or materials not processed that are yet to be dealt with (especially unfilled customer orders for products or services) batterya collection of related things intended for use together blocka number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit book, rule booka collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made booka collection of playing cards satisfying the rules of a card game bottle collectiona collection of bottles bunch, caboodle, lotany collection in its entirety coin collectiona collection of coins collageany collection of diverse things contenteverything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something ensemble, tout ensemblean assemblage of parts or details (as in a work of art) considered as forming a whole corpusa collection of writings cropa collection of people or things appearing together tenantrytenants of an estate considered as a group findingsa collection of tools and other articles used by an artisan to make jewelry or clothing or shoes flaggingflagstones collectively flindersbits and splinters and fragments packa complete collection of similar things deal, handthe cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time long suitin a hand, the suit having the most cards herbariuma collection of dried plants that are mounted and systematically classified for study stamp collectiona collection of stamps statuarystatues collectively sum, sum total, summationthe final aggregate agglomerationa jumbled collection or mass gimmickrya collection of gimmicks nuclear clubthe nations possessing nuclear weapons agglomerate, cumulation, cumulus, heap, mound, pilea collection of objects laid on top of each other massan ill-structured collection of similar things (objects or people) combinationa collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities bodya group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity societyan extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization migrationa group of people migrating together (especially in some given time period) minoritya group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group of which it is a part sectora social group that forms part of the society or the economy ethnic minoritya group that has different national or cultural traditions from the majority of the population color, colour, people of color, people of coloura race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks) Herrenvolk, master racea race that considers itself superior to all others and fitted to rule the others interest, interest group(usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims clan, kin, kin group, kindred, kinship group, tribegroup of people related by blood or marriage kithyour friends and acquaintances class, social class, socio-economic class, stratumpeople having the same social, economic, or educational status fringea social group holding marginal or extreme views assemblage, gatheringa group of persons together in one place congregationan assemblage of people or animals or things collected together hit paradea collection of the best or most popular people or items of a given kind Judaicahistorical and literary materials relating to Judaism kludgea badly assembled collection of parts hastily assembled to serve some particular purpose (often used to refer to computing systems or software that has been badly put together) library, program library, subroutine library(computing) a collection of standard programs and subroutines that are stored and available for immediate use librarya collection of literary documents or records kept for reference or borrowing mythologymyths collectively; the body of stories associated with a culture or institution or person antibiosisan association between organisms that is harmful to one of them or between organisms and a metabolic product of another congregation, faithful, folda group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church cladea group of biological taxa or species that share features inherited from a common ancestor taxon, taxonomic category, taxonomic groupanimal or plant group having natural relations biology, biotaall the plant and animal life of a particular region fauna, zoologyall the animal life in a particular region or period petting zooa collection of docile animals for children to pet and feed animal groupa group of animals colonya group of organisms of the same type living or growing together infestation, plaguea swarm of insects that attack plants seta group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used Victorianacollection of materials of or characteristic of the Victorian era category, class, familya collection of things sharing a common attribute job lota miscellaneous collection of things sold together bundle, package, packet, parcela collection of things wrapped or boxed together organisation, organizationa group of people who work together defence, defense, defense lawyers, defense teamthe defendant and his legal advisors collectively prosecutionthe lawyers acting for the state to put the case against the defendant plantinga collection of plants (trees or shrubs or flowers) in a particular area signagesigns collectively (especially commercial signs or posters) phylum(linguistics) a large group of languages that are historically related GAAP, generally accepted accounting principlesa collection of rules and procedures and conventions that define accepted accounting practice; includes broad guidelines as well as detailed procedures laity, temporaltyin Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergy pantheonall the gods of a religion Achaean, Arcado-Cypriansthe ancient Greek inhabitants of Achaea Aeolianthe ancient Greek inhabitants of Aeolia Dorianthe ancient Greek inhabitants of Doris who entered Greece from the north about 1100 BC Ionianthe ancient Greek inhabitants of Attica and related regions in Ionia electoratethe body of enfranchised citizens; those qualified to vote governedthe body of people who are citizens of a particular government judicatory, judicature, judicial system, judiciarythe system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government country, land, nationthe people who live in a nation or country Free Worldanti-communist countries collectively Third Worldunderdeveloped and developing countries of Asia and Africa and Latin America collectively Europethe nations of the European continent collectively Asiathe nations of the Asian continent collectively North Americathe nations of the North American continent collectively Central Americathe nations of Central America collectively South Americathe nations of the South American continent collectively overpopulationtoo much population poor, poor peoplepeople without possessions or wealth (considered as a group) rich, rich peoplepeople who have possessions and wealth (considered as a group) populace, public, worldpeople in general considered as a whole populationthe people who inhabit a territory or state forcea group of people having the power of effective action benchthe reserve players on a team platoona group of persons who are engaged in a common activity division(biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category audiencethe part of the general public interested in a source of information or entertainment followers, followinga group of followers or enthusiasts revolving dooran organization or institution with a high rate of turnover of personnel or membership band, circle, lot, setan unofficial association of people or groups gangdom, gangland, organized crimeunderworld organizations Oort cloud(astronomy) a hypothetical huge collection of comets orbiting the sun far beyond the orbit of Pluto; perturbations (as by other stars) can upset a comet's orbit and may send it tumbling toward the sun galaxya splendid assemblage (especially of famous people) extragalactic nebula, galaxy(astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust subculturea social group within a national culture that has distinctive patterns of behavior and beliefs fleeta group of warships organized as a tactical unit fleetgroup of motor vehicles operating together under the same ownership fleetgroup of aircraft operating together under the same ownership nonalignment, nonalinementpeople (or countries) who are not aligned with other people (or countries) in a pact or treaty brahman, brahminthe highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category rajanyathe second highest of the four varnas: the noble or warrior category vaisyathe third of the four varnas: the commoners or yeoman farmers or mercantile and professional category shudra, sudrathe lowest of the four varnas: the servants and workers of low status repertoire, repertorya collection of works (plays, songs, operas, ballets) that an artist or company can perform and do perform for short intervals on a regular schedule repertoire, repertorythe entire range of skills or aptitudes or devices used in a particular field or occupation economic system, economythe system of production and distribution and consumption form of government, political systemthe members of a social organization who are in power ecosystema system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their physical environment generationgroup of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent descendants, posterityall of the offspring of a given progenitor coevals, contemporaries, generationall the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age moietyone of two basic subdivisions of a tribe folk, tribea social division of (usually preliterate) people tableau, tableau vivanta group of people attractively arranged (as if in a painting) venation(botany) the arrangement of veins in a leaf vernation(botany) the arrangement of young leaves in a leaf bud before it opens lobbythe people who support some common cause or business or principle or sectional interest social organisation, social organization, social structure, social system, structurethe people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, mixture, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, varietya collection containing a variety of sorts of things batch, clutcha collection of things or persons to be handled together batchall the loaves of bread baked at the same time business, clientele, patronagecustomers collectively rank and filepeople who constitute the main body of any group smart moneypeople who are highly experienced or who have inside information rogue's gallerya collection of pictures of criminals exhibition, expo, expositiona collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display convoya collection of merchant ships with an escort of warships trafficthe aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time formationan arrangement of people or things acting as a unit air power, aviationthe aggregation of a country's military aircraft dragneta system of coordinated measures for apprehending (criminals or other individuals) machinerya system of means and activities whereby a social institution functions network, weban interconnected system of things or people nonlinear systema system whose performance cannot be described by equations of the first degree subsystema system that is part of some larger system organisma system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body syntaxa systematic orderly arrangement bodya collection of particulars considered as a system shebangan entire system; used in the phrase `the whole shebang' botany, flora, vegetationall the plant life in a particular region or period jurisprudence, lawthe collection of rules imposed by authority menageriea collection of live animals for study or display order, ordering, ordinationlogical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements data, informationa collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn anaa collection of anecdotes about a person or place mail, postany particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered treasurea collection of precious things treasure troveany collection of valuables that is discovered trinketrytrinkets and other ornaments of dress collectively troponomy, troponymythe place names of a region or a language considered collectively front, movement, social movementa group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals unconfessedpeople who have not confessed unemployed, unemployed peoplepeople who are involuntarily out of work (considered as a group) womankindwomen as distinguished from men JewryJews collectively smithereensa collection of small fragments considered as a whole chosen peopleany people believing themselves to be chosen by God Azerian ethnic group living in Azerbaijan Bengalian ethnic group speaking Bengali and living in Bangladesh and eastern India Flemishan ethnic group speaking Flemish and living in northern and western Belgium Hebrews, Israelitesthe ethnic group claiming descent from Abraham and Isaac (especially from Isaac's son Jacob); the nation whom God chose to receive his revelation and with whom God chose to make a covenant (Exodus 19) Mbundu, Ovimbunduan ethnic group speaking Umbundu and living in western Angola Tadzhik, Tajikan ethnic group (mostly Moslem) living in Tajikistan and neighboring areas of Uzbekistan and Afghanistan and China Walloonsan ethnic group speaking a dialect of French and living in southern and eastern Belgium and neighboring parts of France winga group within a political party or legislature or other organization that holds distinct views or has a particular function solar systemthe sun with the celestial bodies that revolve around it in its gravitational field water systema river and all of its tributaries Black race, Negro race, Negroid racea dark-skinned race Caucasian race, Caucasoid race, White people, White racea light-skinned race Mongolian race, Mongoloid race, Yellow racean Asian race Amerindian race, Indian raceusually included in the Mongoloid race Indian racesometimes included in the Caucasian race; native to the subcontinent of India Abo, Aboriginal, Aborigine, Australian Aborigine, native Australiana dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived Slavic people, Slavic racea race of people speaking a Slavonic language Kurda member of a largely pastoral Islamic people who live in Kurdistan; the largest ethnic group without their own state Igboa member of the largest ethnic group in southeastern Nigeria Nubiana native or inhabitant of Nubia root system, rootagea developed system of roots terbium metala separate group of related lanthanides, including terbium, europium, gadolinium, and sometimes dysprosium At, astatine, atomic number 85a highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series); a decay product of uranium and thorium Br, atomic number 35, brominea nonmetallic heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens; found in sea water Cl, atomic number 17, chlorinea common nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; best known as a heavy yellow irritating toxic gas; used to purify water and as a bleaching agent and disinfectant; occurs naturally only as a salt (as in sea water) F, atomic number 9, fluorinea nonmetallic univalent element belonging to the halogens; usually a yellow irritating toxic flammable gas; a powerful oxidizing agent; recovered from fluorite or cryolite or fluorapatite I, atomic number 53, iodin, iodinea nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; used especially in medicine and photography and in dyes; occurs naturally only in combination in small quantities (as in sea water or rocks) abstract entity, abstraction a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples 2n (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule Syn|Hypo|Hyper chemical group, radical acyl, acyl group any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group alcohol group, alcohol radicalthe chemical group -OH aldehyde group, aldehyde radicalthe chemical group -CHO alkyl, alkyl group, alkyl radicalany of a series of univalent groups of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons allyl, allyl group, allyl radicalthe univalent unsaturated organic radical C3H5; derived from propylene amino, amino groupthe radical -NH2 amyla hydrocarbon radical that occurs in many organic compounds azido group, azido radicalthe univalent group N3- derived from hydrazoic acid azo group, azo radicalthe bivalent group -N=N- united to two hydrocarbon groups benzyl, benzyl group, benzyl radicalthe univalent radical derived from toluene benzoyl group, benzoyl radicalthe univalent radical derived from benzoic acid arsenic group, cacodyl, cacodyl group, cacodyl radicalthe univalent group derived from arsine carbonyl groupthe bivalent radical CO carboxyl, carboxyl groupthe univalent radical -COOH; present in and characteristic of organic acids chromophorethe chemical group that gives color to a molecule cyanide group, cyanide radical, cyano group, cyano radicalthe monovalent group -CN in a chemical compound glyceryla trivalent radical derived from glycerol by removing the three hydroxyl radicals hydrazo group, hydrazo radicalthe bivalent group -HNNH- derived from hydrazine hydroxyl, hydroxyl group, hydroxyl radicalthe monovalent group -OH in such compounds as bases and some acids and alcohols ketone groupa group having the characteristic properties of ketones methylene, methylene group, methylene radicalthe bivalent radical CH2 derived from methane propyl, propyl group, propyl radicalthe monovalent organic group C3H7- obtained from propane butyla hydrocarbon radical (C4H9) nitro groupthe group -NO3 nitritethe radical -NO2 or any compound containing it (such as a salt or ester of nitrous acid) uranyl, uranyl group, uranyl radicalthe bivalent radical UO2 which forms salts with acids vinyl, vinyl group, vinyl radicala univalent chemical radical derived from ethylene acetyl, acetyl group, acetyl radical, ethanoyl group, ethanoyl radicalthe organic group of acetic acid (CH3CO-) ethyl, ethyl group, ethyl radicalthe univalent hydrocarbon radical C2H5 derived from ethane by the removal of one hydrogen atom glucosaminean amino derivative of glucose that is a component of many polysaccharides foryml(chemistry) the negative univalent acyl radical CHO that occurs in aldehydes methyl, methyl group, methyl radicalthe univalent radical CH3- derived from methane sodium nitritenitrite used to preserve and color food especially in meat and fish products; implicated in the formation of suspected carcinogens building block, unit a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else 3n a set that is closed, associative, has an identity element and every element has an inverse Syn|Hypo|Hyper mathematical group subgroup (mathematics) a subset (that is not empty) of a mathematical group Abelian group, commutative groupa group that satisfies the commutative law set (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols 4v arrange into a group or groups Can you group these shapes together? Hypo|Hyper regroup reorganize into new groups bracketclassify or group chunk, collocate, lumpgroup or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side batchbatch together; assemble or process as a batch assort, class, classify, separate, sort, sort out arrange or order by classes or categories 5v form a group or group together Syn|Hypo|Hyper aggroup team, team up form a team embedattach to, as a journalist to a military unit when reporting on a war gang, gang upact as an organized group pooljoin or form a pool of people brigadeform or unite into a brigade assemble, foregather, forgather, gather, meet collect in one place |
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