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Israeli

Israeli

844 3.5
Relating to Israel or its people
  • adjective
  • /ɪzˈreɪli/
translation icon : israelí
  • At that time, Israeli and Palestinian officials toured the Israeli water processing facilities to ensure their proper operation.
  • Israeli-Palestinian
  • Arab-Israeli
  • Israeli prime minister

People speculate that it was Israeli, not American.

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Examples

  • My dad was in the Israeli army.

  • Here is an example of an Israeli peacekeeping force.

  • The bottom, the Western Wall is under Israeli rule.

  • I did have an Israeli guy who used to cut my hair.

  • I think the Israeli offer was reasonable.

  • What is this, the Israeli parliament?

  • All of a sudden, Israeli troops emerged from behind the wall.

  • You want to become an Israeli citizen, Mr. Lansky?

  • He was a decorated squad commander in Israeli Defense Forces.

  • The Israeli flag features a blue and white design with a Star of David in the center.

Compounds

The army, navy, and air force of Israel working together to protect the country

A war in October 1973 when Egypt and Syria attacked Israel on Yom Kippur

A short war in June 1967 when Israel fought nearby Arab countries and won

Surface Forms

Israeli positive

Morphology

Israeli = Israel (transparent) = Israel + i

Clear and productive demonym/adjectival formation from the country name 'Israel' using the suffix '-i'.

Etymology

Israeli comes from the country name Israel and the ending -i, which is used to mean 'of' or 'from' a place. The name Israel comes from Hebrew and is often explained as 'one who struggles with God', so Israeli describes things connected to that country today.