lashkar
proper noun
1. A city in Madhya Pradesh, India.
2. Short for the Islamic militant Lashkar-e-Toiba (Urdu: لشکر٠طیبه ‎(“Army of the Pureâ€)), based in Pakistan. Also transliterated as Lashkar-i-Tayyaba, Lashkar-e-Tayyaba, or Lashkar-i-Toiba.