"ISIL" meaning in All languages combined

See ISIL on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈaɪsəl/
Etymology: An acronym of one English translation of one of the group's Arabic-language names, الدَّوْلَة الْإِسْلَامِيَّة فِي الْعِرَاق وَالشَّام (ad-dawla l-ʔislāmiyya fī l-ʕirāq wa-š-šām, literally “the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant”). Compare ISIS, which translates الشَّام (aš-šām) as “Syria” rather than “the Levant”. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} ISIL
  1. Synonym of ISIS Categories (topical): Islamism, Organizations Synonyms: ISIS [synonym, synonym-of], Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant Derived forms: ISIL-K, ISIL-linked
    Sense id: en-ISIL-en-name-Qso~l4j8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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