State of Israel
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2.7
- proper noun
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Estado de Israel
- How does Obama view the state of Israel?
- establishment of the State of Israel
- creation of the State of Israel
- state of Israel in 1948
These people believe the entire state of Israel is illegitimate and shouldn't exist.
- These people believe the entire state of Israel is illegitimate and shouldn't exist.
- And before that all the Arab states simply either called it the presumed state of Israel or simply didn't mention it at all.
- Now many left, but a significant number of Arabs remained in what became the state of Israel.
- If you look at the rhetoric, if you listen to the rhetoric, it's the destruction of the state of Israel.
- And he's listening on the radio to the United Nations make the announcement of the founding of the state of Israel.
- It's the it's the Jews or the state of Israel rejects international human rights.
- You know, in general, Muslims have in general opposed the state of Israel and oppose Zionism.
- That is my country and and and the state of Israel, the Zionist state of Israel.
- But today's activist Muslims and those in and around the, the, the, the state of Israel don't recognize the Jewish claim to be in Israel.
- Well, I think the the United States would have to stop delivering military weapons to the state of Israel.
Examples
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Ironically, the film was released one year after the creation of the state of Israel in 1948.
Academic text (2005) -
The years leading to the British withdrawal from Palestine and the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948.
Academic text (2003) -
The state of Israel must continue.
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I note that this change in relationship took place after the creation of the state of Israel.
Academic text (2005) -
The United States is today the land with the greatest Jewish population, with the State of Israel a close second.
Academic text (1999) -
Today, I made aliyah and became a citizen of the State of Israel.
Fiction book (1998) -
Following the establishment of the State of Israel, the Palestinian Arab population remaining in Israel was reduced to 170,000.
Academic text (1995) -
The Vatican was involved with the Zionist movement long before the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948.
Academic text (1995) -
The newly formed state of Israel has unquestionably defied expectations.
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I have served the State of Israel for more than 60 years.
Synonyms
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2.5
A country in southwest Asia on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean, founded in 1948 as a Jewish state
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8.2
A country in western Asia by the Mediterranean Sea
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositionally built from 'state' (a nation) + 'of' (genitive marker) + 'Israel' (the country name), so its meaning — the nation called Israel — is directly derivable from the constituents. The 'State of X' naming pattern is common across languages and is immediately transparent to learners who know the component words and the proper name.
Etymology
State of Israel puts together State, meaning an 'independent country', and Israel, a very old name for the Jewish people and their land. When leaders declared the country in 1948 they chose this name to show it was the modern, official country for the Jewish people, so today State of Israel is the country's official name.