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1. acker, n.2 View full entry 1937
...A piastre. hist. in later use....
2. Adeni, n. and adj. View full entry 1950
...A native or inhabitant of Aden....
3. agora, n.2 View full entry 1961
...A monetary unit of Israel introduced in 1960, originally equivalent to one hundredth of an Israeli lira, and since 1980 equivalent to one hundredth of a shekel. Cf. prutah...
4. Alawite, n. and adj. View full entry 1922
...= Alawi...
5. Alhaji, n. View full entry 1951
...In Nigeria and other areas of West Africa: = Al-Hajj1....
6. al Qaeda, n. View full entry 1996
...A network of militant Islamic groups active internationally since the 1990s, and under the leadership of founding member Osama bin Laden (19572011) associated with numerous attacks on...
7. Amal, n. (and adj.) View full entry 1979
...A Shiite Muslim political and paramilitary organization founded in Lebanon by Imam Musa Sadr in 1975. Also attrib. or as ...
8. Askar, n. View full entry 1918
...A native Moroccan infantryman. Also as pl....
9. ayatollah, n. View full entry 1950
...(An honorific title for) an Iranian Shiite religious leader....
10. Baath, n. View full entry 1955
...Used attrib. and occas. absol. (with the) to designate a pan-Arab socialist party founded by Michel Aflaq, Salah al-Din al-Bitar, and other intellectuals in Syria in...
11. baba ganoush, n. View full entry 1938
...A Middle Eastern (originally Lebanese) dish of puréed roasted aubergine, garlic, and tahini....
12. Basij, n. View full entry 1982
...(The name of) a volunteer militia founded in Iran in 1979....
13. Basiji, n. View full entry 1982
...In Iran: a member of the Basij militia. Cf. Basij1....
14. Bat Mitzvah, n. View full entry 1950
...A Jewish girl who has reached the age of twelve, regarded as the age of religious majority....
15. Bedu, n. and adj. View full entry 1912
...(Of or pertaining to) a Bedouin....
16. bejel, n. View full entry 1928
...(See quot. 1961.)...
17. bellum, n. View full entry 1901
...A small boat or canoe used in ports along the shores of the Persian Gulf....
18. birr, n.2 View full entry 1976
...The unit of currency in Ethiopia, consisting of 100 cents, which replaced the Ethiopian dollar in 1976; a note or coin of this value....
19. buzkashi, n. View full entry 1956
...An Afghan sport played by teams on horseback competing for the carcass of a goat (see quots.)....
20. chermoula, n. View full entry 1974
...In North African cookery: a sauce or marinade for fish or meat, typically containing olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, coriander, and other herbs and spices; (also) a fish or meat dish served...
