Sendero Luminoso meaning

UK US /sɛnˈdɛroʊ ˌlumɪˈnoʊsoʊ/ 7 syllables

Sendero Luminoso (noun): a terrorist group formed in Peru in the late 1960s as a splinter group from the communist party of Peru; is among the most ruthless guerilla organizations in the world; seeks to destroy Peruvian institutions and replace them with a Maoist peasant regime; is involved in the cocaine trade.

Definition of Sendero Luminoso

  1. a terrorist group formed in Peru in the late 1960s as a splinter group from the communist party of Peru; is among the most ruthless guerilla organizations in the world; seeks to destroy Peruvian institutions and replace them with a Maoist peasant regime; is involved in the cocaine trade
    • Shining Path has been responsible for 30,000 deaths

    Synonyms: Shining Path, SL

    Type of: terrorist organization

How to pronounce Sendero Luminoso

Sendero Luminoso is pronounced /sɛnˈdɛroʊ ˌlumɪˈnoʊsoʊ/ in American English. It has 7 syllables.

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