Israeli

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adjective

Is·​rae·​li iz-ˈrā-lē How to pronounce Israeli (audio)
 also  ˌiz-rə-ˈā-lē
: of or relating to the people or the republic of Israel

Israeli

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noun

plural Israelis also Israeli
: a native or inhabitant of the republic of Israel

Examples of Israeli in a Sentence

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Adjective
In an added twist, Blavatnik is reportedly a close friend of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and has contributed large sums of money to various Israeli causes. Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 13 Mar. 2024 Toward the end of October, the Israeli army attacked Hamas in Gaza, determined to wipe it out forever so that an atrocity like this will never happen again. Richard Trank, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2024 Amid growing concerns about high casualties among the troops tasked with protecting the settlements, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon ordered a complete Israeli withdrawal from the enclave. Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024 As in so many other Israeli households, chicken schnitzel was a firm regular in ours, an echo of my mother’s Central European heritage. Yotam Ottolenghi, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024 At least 118 Palestinians were killed after Israeli forces opened fire at a Gaza City food distribution site on February 31, drawing widespread condemnation. Sana Noor Haq, CNN, 13 Mar. 2024 The first theft on Feb. 10 wasn't caught on camera, but on March 2, his home surveillance cameras captured the suspect pulling up to the home in a white Jeep and running straight to the Israeli flag. Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 12 Mar. 2024 Later on Thursday, an Israeli military spokesperson claimed in a briefing that there were two separate incidents involving aid trucks in Gaza Thursday. Rob Picheta, CNN, 1 Mar. 2024 Some analysts couldn’t help but consider the irony of the United States dropping supplies onto a population that’s seeking respite from months of Israeli attacks with U.S.-made munitions. Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2024
Noun
There are other police departments around the country that also train with Israeli Defense Forces [IDF]. Essence, 12 Mar. 2024 Around three-quarters of Jewish respondents are in favor of expanding military operations into Rafah, according to a new poll by the Israeli Democracy Institute. John Bacon, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2024 Two women, Emirati and Israeli, posed for a photograph holding hands atop a skyscraper in Dubai. Vivian Nereim, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2024 The report showed forces from the Israeli Engineering Corps operating tractors, trucks and engineering tools. Richard Allen Greene, CNN, 8 Mar. 2024 In March 2019 my father spent eleven days in Israel and the West Bank for a trip organized by the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD). Hazlitt, 6 Mar. 2024 The active-duty airman who set himself on fire in front of the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., has died, according to a U.S. official. NBC News, 27 Feb. 2024 Azerbaijan’s victory was enabled by native conversions of outdated Soviet equipment and the Israeli Aerospace Industries’ Orbiter 1k and Harop Drones. Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024 Earlier in the week, protesters disrupted an event by banging on and shattering glass doors to the auditorium where Israeli Defense Forces soldiers were scheduled to speak, videos posted on social media show. Matt Egan, CNN, 29 Feb. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Modern Hebrew yiśrĕ'ēlī, from Hebrew, Israelite, noun & adjective, from Yiśrā'ēl

First Known Use

Adjective

1948, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1948, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Israeli was in 1948

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Cite this Entry

“Israeli.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Israeli. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

Israeli

adjective
Is·​rae·​li
iz-ˈrā-lē
: of, relating to, or characteristic of the republic of Israel or its people
Israeli noun
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