Israeli

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adjective

Is·​rae·​li iz-ˈrā-lē How to pronounce Israeli (audio)
 also  ˌiz-rə-ˈā-lē
: of or relating to the people or the republic of Israel

Israeli

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noun

plural Israelis also Israeli
: a native or inhabitant of the republic of Israel

Examples of Israeli in a Sentence

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Adjective
All this is separate from Google’s firing of 28 employees who participated in a sit-in protest against the company’s involvement in the Israeli government cloud contract known as Project Nimbus. David Meyer, Fortune, 18 Apr. 2024 That attack wounded at least 14 Israeli soldiers, six of them severely, the IDF said. Shira Rubin, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024 In January, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu doubled down on his longtime opposition to a Palestinian state. Michele Kelemen, NPR, 18 Apr. 2024 The protests, organized by the No Tech for Apartheid campaign, raised concerns about Google and Amazon’s $1.2-billion cloud computing contract with the Israeli government and military. Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024 Iran on Saturday night unleashed a retaliatory strike against Israel, sending a volley of more than 300 uncrewed drones and missiles toward targets throughout the country, Israeli military officials said. Tom Soufi Burridge, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2024 Google fired 28 employees late Wednesday after staffers led a series of protests against the company’s cloud computing and AI services contract with the Israeli government amid its war in Gaza. Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2024 In March, Blinken and Israeli leaders again confronted each other in Tel Aviv about the future of the war. Karen Deyoung, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024 More than 33,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks since then, according to Gaza health authorities. Juliana Kim, NPR, 6 Apr. 2024
Noun
Rostrum Pacific has recently added indie hip-hop distributor and e-commerce retailer Fat Beats to its lineup and hired two former Universal Music Group execs — Kevin Engler and Bobby Israeli — to help steer the company. Thania Garcia, Variety, 26 Mar. 2024 Later, it was announced that the incident was under investigation by the Israeli Justice Ministry’s Department of Internal Police Investigations. Sufian Taha, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024 Across the Gaza Strip, the severe shortages of food and other basic goods come amid Israeli’s bombardment and a near-total blockade. Thomas Fuller, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024 There are other police departments around the country that also train with Israeli Defense Forces [IDF]. Essence, 12 Mar. 2024 Around three-quarters of Jewish respondents are in favor of expanding military operations into Rafah, according to a new poll by the Israeli Democracy Institute. John Bacon, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2024 Two women, Emirati and Israeli, posed for a photograph holding hands atop a skyscraper in Dubai. Vivian Nereim, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2024 The report showed forces from the Israeli Engineering Corps operating tractors, trucks and engineering tools. Richard Allen Greene, CNN, 8 Mar. 2024 In March 2019 my father spent eleven days in Israel and the West Bank for a trip organized by the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD). Hazlitt, 6 Mar. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Modern Hebrew yiśrĕ'ēlī, from Hebrew, Israelite, noun & adjective, from Yiśrā'ēl

First Known Use

Adjective

1948, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1948, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Israeli was in 1948

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“Israeli.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Israeli. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

Israeli

adjective
Is·​rae·​li
iz-ˈrā-lē
: of, relating to, or characteristic of the republic of Israel or its people
Israeli noun
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