tamil tigers Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. 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
   Tigers; LTTE; Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam; World Tamil Association; World Tamil Movement.
   
   • the Tamil Tigers perfected suicide bombing as a weapon of war

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