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Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

DEFINITIONS OF: Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

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n 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

Synonyms:
LTTE, Tamil Tigers, Tigers, World Tamil Association, World Tamil Movement
Example of:
FTO, foreign terrorist organization, terrorist group, terrorist organization
a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals
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