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liberation tigers of tamil eelam meaning and definition
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Definition of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (noun)
- a 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
- "the Tamil Tigers perfected suicide bombing as a weapon of war"
- synonyms: LTTE, Tamil Tigers, Tigers, World Tamil Association, World Tamil Movement
Source: Princeton University Wordnet