hudna
n.— «He is still negotiating, in the midst of negotiations with different parties to secure a cease-fire or a hudna, as they call it in Arabic, between the different factions.» —“Gaza Security” NewsHour (U.S.) Jan. 21, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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