TIGERS
Scrabble letter values: T1I1G2E1R1S1 = 7
Definition
- noun a terrorist organization in Sri Lanka that began in 1970 as a student protest over the limited university access for Tamil students. — synonyms: Liberation_Tigers_of_Tamil_Eelam, LTTE, Tamil_Tigers, World_Tamil_Association, World_Tamil_Movement
Examples
- “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”