lashkar

(proper noun)

proper noun

1. A city in Madhya Pradesh, India.

2. Short for 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.