sabra

[ sah-bruh, -brah ]

/ ˈsɑ brə, -brɑ /

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noun

(sometimes initial capital letter) a person born in Israel.

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Origin of sabra

1940–45; < colloquial Modern Hebrew sabre literally, prickly pear <Arabic ṣabrah

Words nearby sabra

Sable Island pony, sabora, sabot, sabotage, saboteur, sabra, sabre, sabre-rattling, sabretache, sabre-toothed tiger, Sabrina

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How to use sabra in a sentence

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He was the first diplomat on the scene to witness the butchery in Sabra and Shatila in September 1982.
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They are consistent with the same old exclusivity and elitism of the suntanned Sabra soldier.
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She talked about being a woman in a minority where "the machismo of the Sabra"—a native-born Israeli—is still supreme.
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Rana Mansour, also Palestinian, fled to Sabra in early December with her six children, aged between 17 and 3.
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Just as he seems to be able to recruit Sabra refugees from the Likud, this ad shows his ability to reach out to American olim.
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Tucker started, and the Sabra was turned aside to bury itself in the exposed roots of a tree.
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Princess Sabra (pretty little girl, gorgeously dressed, a crown).
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I shall go down to the blackness of Sabra before you do, if the flames of death are against us.
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Por mucho que pensase, no sabra cmo puede hacerse ese viaje.
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Saint George trembled not, but thought of the lovely Sabra, and nerved himself for the encounter.
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British Dictionary definitions for sabra

sabra

/ (ˈsɑːbrə) /

noun

a native-born Israeli Jew

Word Origin for sabra

from Hebrew Sabēr prickly pear, common plant in the coastal areas of the country

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