Lashkar

See also: lashkar

English

Etymology

From Urdu لشکرِ (“army”).

Proper noun

Lashkar

1. A city in Madhya Pradesh, India.
2. The Islamic militant Lashkar-e-Toiba (Urdu: لشکرِ طیبه (“Army of the Pure”)), based in Pakistan. Also transliterated as Lashkar-i-Tayyaba, Lashkar-e-Tayyaba, or Lashkar-i-Toiba.