Zionism
[ zahy-uh-niz-uhm ]
/ ˈzaɪ əˌnɪz əm /
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noun
a worldwide Jewish movement that resulted in the establishment and development of the state of Israel and that now supports the state of Israel as a Jewish homeland.
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British Dictionary definitions for Zionism
Zionism
/ (ˈzaɪəˌnɪzəm) /
noun
a political movement for the establishment and support of a national homeland for Jews in Palestine, now concerned chiefly with the development of the modern state of Israel
a policy or movement for Jews to return to Palestine from the Diaspora
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Cultural definitions for Zionism
Zionism
The belief that Jews (see also Jews) should have their own nation; Jewish nationalism. Zionism gained much support among Jews and others in the early twentieth century, and the hoped-for nation was established in the late 1940s in Palestine, as the state of Israel. Zionism is opposed by most Arabs. (See Arab-Israeli conflict.)
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