Ben-Gurion

[ ben-goor-ee-uhn; Sephardic Hebrew ben-goo-ryawn ]

noun
  1. David, 1886–1973, Israeli statesman, born in Poland: prime minister of Israel 1948–53, 1955–63.

Words Nearby Ben-Gurion

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use Ben-Gurion in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for Ben-Gurion

Ben-Gurion

/ (bɛnˈɡʊərɪən) /


noun
  1. David, original name David Gruen . 1886–1973, Israeli socialist statesman, born in Poland; first prime minister of Israel (1948–53, 1955–63)

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