Israeli

American  

[iz-rey-lee] / ɪzˈreɪ li /

noun

plural

Israelis,

plural

Israeli

1. a native or inhabitant of modern Israel.

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adjective

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

Israeli British  

/ ɪzˈreɪlɪ /

noun

1. a citizen or inhabitant of the state of Israel

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adjective

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

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

The Israeli military has not appeared to have commented yet on the reported death.

From BBC

The Emirates also has surveillance drones and a stockpile of U.S.-supplied bombs and short-range missiles that could help ease U.S. and Israeli shortages.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Israeli embassy in Manila said she was injured while leading her patient to safety, after a ballistic missile struck her apartment in Tel Aviv.

From BBC

A UN security source told AFP that Israeli fire had killed an Indonesian peacekeeper at the weekend, after the UN force said it was investigating the incident.

From Barron's

Destroyed by bombing during the Israeli invasion in 1982 and rebuilt after the end of the civil war in 1990, it has fallen into disrepair due to a lack of funds for its upkeep.

From Barron's