Main Entry: Zi·on·ism

Pronunciation: \ˈzī-ə-ˌni-zəm\

Function: noun

Date: 1896

: an international movement originally for the establishment of a Jewish national or religious community in Palestine and later for the support of modern Israel

— Zi·on·ist \-nist\ adjective or noun

— Zi·on·is·tic \ˌzī-ə-ˈnis-tik\ adjective