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Zionist

Zionist

1 5.9
A person who supports the movement to create and protect a Jewish nation in Israel
  • noun
  • /ˈzaɪənɪst/
translation icon : sionista
  • Many Zionists participate in discussions about the future of Israel and its global relations.

However, it also directly contradicts the promises made to the Zionists and the Sharif.

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Examples

  • Zionists advocate for the protection and development of Jewish communities in the region.

  • Zionists of all varieties are working tirelessly for war.

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  • So in terms of me being or not being a Zionist, I actually don't know that that is my position.

  • But the conflict was really started by Zionists coming to Palestine.

  • It seemed that Zionists and Arabs might both get what the British had promised them.

  • However, for us Jewish "liberal Zionists," they are the most salient ones because they are OUR devils.

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  • However, it also directly contradicts the promises made to the Zionists and the Sharif.

  • By month's end, the Zionists are poised to break sieges, seize roads and if need be, go beyond EU NS proposed borders.

  • A Zionist believes in the establishment of a Jewish homeland in Israel.

Compounds

A movement by Jewish people to create a country for Jews in Palestine

A phrase used to describe the Israeli government that controls Palestinian areas, often used as an insult

9.9

A negative phrase used to refer to the state of Israel in political speech

Surface Forms

Zionist singular
Zionists plural

Morphology

Zionist = Zion (transparent) = Zion + ist

Formed from the proper name 'Zion' plus the agentive/relational suffix '-ist', so 'supporter of or relating to Zion' is directly derived from the parts.

Etymology

Zionist comes from Zion, an old name for Jerusalem and a holy hill, plus the ending -ist, which you see in words like artist or scientist and means 'a person who supports or works for' something. So a Zionist is a person who supports Zionism and the idea of a Jewish homeland.