Meaning

noun a 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;

origin* As a Chinese surname, borrowed from Cantonese 麥／麦 (mak6). * As a Polish surname, borrowed from Polish Mak, or shortened from Polish Makary. * As a Ukrainian surname, shortened from Ukrainian Макар (Makar). * As a Hungarian surname, shortened from Hungarian Makár.

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