tamil tigers meaning and definition

TAMIL TIGERS noun

Definition of Tamil Tigers (noun)

1. 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: Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, LTTE, Tigers, World Tamil Association, World Tamil Movement