Haganah

American  

[hah-gah-nah] / hɑ gɑˈnɑ /

noun

1. the underground Jewish militia in Palestine (1920–48) that became the national army of Israel after the partition of Palestine in 1948.

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Etymology

Origin of Haganah

< Modern Hebrew hagana literally, defense, Hebrew həgannāh

Example Sentences

He said his father also belonged to Haganah, the Jewish paramilitary organization.

From Washington Post

There, Jacob Topol became a member of the Haganah, the Jewish paramilitary organization.

From New York Times

In the movie, the Haganah militia, a predecessor to the Israel Defense Forces, advances on Farha’s village.

From Washington Post

After World War II, he and his brother were part of a business group that raised $40,000 to buy a ramshackle Chesapeake Bay steamship for the Haganah, a Zionist paramilitary organization.

From Washington Post

In 1948, he was recruited by Haganah, a Zionist paramilitary organization later absorbed into the Israel Defense Forces, and he left for Israel.

From New York Times