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Israeli

American

[iz-rey-lee] / ɪzˈreɪ li /

noun

plural

Israelis,

plural

Israeli

a native or inhabitant of modern Israel.

adjective

of or relating to modern Israel or its inhabitants.

Israeli British

/ ɪzˈreɪlɪ /

noun

a citizen or inhabitant of the state of Israel

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adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of the state of Israel or its inhabitants

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Other Word Forms

anti-Israeli noun
pro-Israeli noun

Etymology

Origin of Israeli

First recorded in 1945–50; from Hebrew yisrāʿēlī, equivalent to Yisrā'ēl + -ī a suffix indicating relationship or origin; Israel

Example Sentences

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Prior to that, a military captain, Meir Tobianski, was executed for treason following a makeshift court martial in June 1948, shortly after the Israeli state was established.

From BBC

Pegasus is a powerful and controversial hacking tool made by Israeli company NSO Group.

From BBC

The BBC has contacted the Israeli embassy in Pretoria for comment.

From BBC

Israeli forces had to find and extract his corpse.

From The Wall Street Journal

Apple said Thursday that it acquired Israeli startup Q.ai, which has technology that enables “whisper speech,” which could allow people to communicate quietly or non-verbally with futuristic devices such as smartglasses.

From The Wall Street Journal

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