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Zionist

Zionist

32 7.2
Relating to support for creating and protecting a Jewish nation in Israel
  • adjective
  • /ˈzaɪənɪst/
translation icon : sionista
  • Others emphasized the poor campaign conducted by the Likud's main opponent, the Zionist Union.
  • Zionist Movement
  • Zionist Organization
  • Zionist leader

And Bialik attended a number of the the Zionist congresses.

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Examples

  • Similarly, American supporters of Israel tend to stake out more ardently Zionist positions than do Israelis.

    Academic text (2015)
  • During the conference, various speakers discussed the importance of Zionist philosophy in modern Israel.

  • I learned how to teach by being a youth leader in a Zionist youth movement.

  • Now you say it never became part of the official Zionist platform.

  • From here it was no more than one step out of the Zionist camp.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • On 27 February 1919, representatives of the Zionist movement presented their program for Palestine to the peace conference.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Nevertheless, Israelis have been denied the Zionist dream of normalcy, of becoming a nation just like the others.

    Academic text (2013)
  • In this sense, the settlers were new Zionist pioneers who borrowed the prestige of early Zionist pioneers.

    Academic text (2008)
  • The young teacher was inspired by the values of the Zionist movement in his lesson plans.

  • Many Zionist organizations around the world support the development of Jewish communities in Israel.

Synonyms

Zionistic
vsZionist
1 8.6

Relating to support for the movement to create a Jewish homeland in Israel

is an alternative adjective form with the same political meaning

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 positive

Morphology

Zionist = Zion (transparent) = Zion + ist

The adjective is formed from 'Zion' plus '-ist' (relational/adjectival use of the same suffix), so its meaning is directly derivable from the components.

Etymology

Zionist comes from Zion and the ending -ist, like in socialist, and the phrase 'relating to or supporting' helps you remember its use. So something described as Zionist is connected to or supports the movement for a Jewish homeland.