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Israeli

[ iz-rey-lee ]

noun

plural Israelis, (especially collectively) Israeli.
  1. a native or inhabitant of modern Israel.


adjective

  1. of or relating to modern Israel or its inhabitants.

Israeli

/ ɪˈɪɪ /

noun

  1. a citizen or inhabitant of the state of Israel
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the state of Israel or its inhabitants
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • t-·l noun adjective
  • -·l noun adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Israeli1

First recorded in 1945–50; from Hebrew ⾱ʿŧī, equivalent to ۾ŧ + a suffix indicating relationship or origin; Israel
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Example Sentences

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The Israeli government said the operation was a warning and demanded that the Syrian authorities prevent harm to the Druze.

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Eighteen months ago, few Israelis doubted the war's logic: to defeat Hamas and return the hostages.

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Many in the Syrian Druze community reject Israeli intervention.

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And three injured Druze were evacuated by Israeli forces to a hospital in northern Israel on Wednesday evening, the Israeli military said.

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The Palestinian Journalists' Syndicate has condemned the arrest of a prominent local journalist by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank.

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