塔利班

Tǎ lì bān

Dictionary entry

the Taliban, Islamist organization that emerged in the mid-1990s in Afghanistan

What does 塔利班 mean?

塔利班 (Tǎ lì bān) has the following dictionary meaning.

1the Taliban, Islamist organization that emerged in the mid-1990s in Afghanistan

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塔tǎpagoda (abbr. for 塔婆[ta3 po2], a loanword from Sanskrit stūpa); tower; pylon (CL:座[zuo4]) · (loanword) (pastry) tart 利Lìsurname Li 班Bānsurname Ban

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塔利班

Tǎ lì bān

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