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eng: L.T.T.E
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(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"
Tigers, LTTE, World Tamil Movement, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, World Tamil Association, Tamil Tigers
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