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Tamil Tigers   /təmˈɪl tˈaɪgərz/   Listen
Tamil Tigers

noun
1.
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: Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, LTTE, Tigers, World Tamil Association, World Tamil Movement.






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Words linked to "Tamil Tigers" :   Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, LTTE, World Tamil Movement, terrorist group, World Tamil Association, terrorist act, foreign terrorist organization, Sri Lanka, terrorist organization, FTO, Ceylon, Tigers, act of terrorism, terrorism, Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka



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