lashkar

[ lash-ker ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Lashkar

[ luhsh-ker ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

Lashkar

/ ˈlʌʃkə /

a former city in N India, in Madhya Pradesh: capital of the former states of Gwalior and Madhya Bharat; now part of the city of Gwalior

The U.S. State Department publicly blamed Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, the group which attacked Mumbai in 2008.

In 2002, according to his guilty plea, he joined Lashkar-e-Tayyiba on a visit to Pakistan.

Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, an al Qaeda–affiliated group, has claimed responsibility.

The dedication of State Department diplomats such as Marlin Hardinger—on his fourth year in Lashkar Gah—is breathtaking.

The mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai massacre and head of Lashkar-e-Taiba, Hafiz Saeed, make no effort to hide.

We were a little lashkar, but we drove them back into their fort!

The new city, or Lashkar, lies to the south, more than a mile distant.

The day one raiding lashkar gets command of the Khyber's throat, the others'll all believe they've won the game.

This total includes the new town of Lashkar or “the Camp” which is the modern capital of the state and old Gwalior.

The town of Lashkar, the State capital city, being reported full of plague, I was naturally careful in passing through.

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