Israeli

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adjective

Is·​rae·​li iz-ˈrā-lē 

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Polls show that roughly seventy per cent of the Israeli public supports a deal that would end the war and release the remaining hostages. — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2025

If that number is correct, however, this means that the Israeli military has also killed at least 40,000 civilians. — Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2025

Noun

Lischinsky, an Israeli, and Milgrim, an American, both worked at the embassy. — David Spunt , Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2025

By October 1985, Israeli KC-707s refueled F-15s, enabling them to fly all the way from their home airbases over the Eastern Mediterranean to strike the headquarters of the Palestine Liberation Organization in Tunisia. — Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025

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

Rhymes for Israeli

• bailee
• bailie
• baily
• daily
• gaily
• gayly
• scaly
• ukulele

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