Ninja

From ninja.

Ninja (plural Ninjas)

1. An anti-government Bakongo rebel, active in Pool Department, Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville).
   • 2003 December 7, Rory Carroll, “Apocalyptic rebel movement revisits Congo's heart of darkness”, in the Guardian‎^[1]:

     To punish a population seen as Ninja sympathisers, the government last year effectively sealed off the entire region and barred all aid, turning Pool into a blank space on the humanitarian map.

   • 2007 August 10, Christian Tsoumou, “Congo's Ninja rebels burn weapons and pledge peace”, in Reuters‎^[2]:

     While the last major clashes were in 2003 in Pool — a southern region between the capital Brazzaville and the port city of Pointe Noire — Ninjas had continued to roam the region, robbing civilians and hijacking trains to the oil-rich coast.

   • 2016 June 4, “Congo-Brazzaville: Attacks blamed on Ninja militia group”, in BBC‎^[3]:

     The Ninjas were loyal to former Prime Minister Bernard Kolelas, the father of Guy-Brice Parfait Kolelas, who stood in the presidential election in March and got 15% of the vote.

Borrowed from Japanese 忍者 (ninja).

• IPA^(key): [ˈnɪnja]
• IPA^(key): [ˈnɪnd͡ʒa] (uncommon)

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Ninja m (strong, genitive Ninjas or Ninja, plural Ninjas or Ninja)

1. ninja

• “Ninja” in Duden online

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɪnja/
• Rhymes: -ɪnja

Ninja f (proper noun, genitive singular Ninju)

1. a female given name