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ISIL.

Synonym of ISIS.

4 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈaɪsəl/
  1. Synonym of ISIS.

Where this word comes from

An acronym of one English translation of one of the group's Arabic-language names, الدَّوْلَة الْإِسْلَامِيَّة فِي الْعِرَاق وَالشَّام (ad-dawla l-ʔislāmiyya fī l-ʕirāq wa-š-šām, literally “the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant”). Compare ISIS, which translates الشَّام (aš-šām) as “Syria” rather than “the Levant”.

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