aliyah

noun

ali·​yah ä-ˈlē-(ˌ)yä How to pronounce aliyah (audio)
ˌä-lē-ˈyä
variants or aliya
: the immigration of Jews to Israel

Examples of aliyah in a Sentence

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Kozlov is a recent immigrant to Israel, having made aliyah by himself, without his family, about a year and a half ago. Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 8 June 2024 Their attachment to the land is at least as strong as that of Jews who made aliyah in the past century. Rich Lowry, National Review, 29 Oct. 2023 There was Uriel Bar-Maimon Wolf, a 21-year-old Border Police officer who made aliyah from Argentina. Etgar Lefkovits, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2023 Barker, a registered practitioner, hopes to make aliyah with her husband in the next year and a half. Noa Amouyal, Sun Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2023 See all Example Sentences for aliyah 

Word History

Etymology

Modern Hebrew ʽalīyāh, from Hebrew, ascent

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of aliyah was in 1851

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“Aliyah.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aliyah. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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