intifada
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9.9
- noun
- /ˌɪntɪˈfɑːdə/
- Literature
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intifada
- Most of the first intifada's resistance is things like boycotts, strikes, demonstrations, the rock throwing.
- the second intifada
- the Palestinian intifada
- intifada (uprising)
I mean, I remember living there during multiple intifadas, which is what we call those.
- I mean, I remember living there during multiple intifadas, which is what we call those.
- That's when the second intifada began.
- I don't know about sentence lengths, but what about a call for intifada?
- Most of the first intifada's resistance is things like boycotts, strikes, demonstrations, the rock throwing.
- That'll be my contribution to our big Intifada March.
- Are there security worries about people after the suicide intifadas, Yes.
Examples
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The greatest number of deaths came early in the intifada, particularly between February and April 1988.
Academic text (1991) -
I mean, I remember living there during multiple intifadas, which is what we call those.
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For Palestinians, the impact of the intifada is obviously quite different.
Academic text (1991) -
You spent 2 years in Israeli jails during the intifada.
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Israeli withdrawal from the territories, one goal of the intifada, is still far from imminent.
Academic text (1991) -
Certain geographical features enabled the intifada to endure and expand, and they may yet allow it to succeed.
Academic text (1990) -
Krebs notes that the second intifada left Israelis frustrated and disillusioned.
Academic text (2012) -
Thus, while the intifada sent the Palestinian economy into free fall, the PA's coffers swelled.
Academic text (2008) -
Though started at a geographically random spot, the intifada has accelerated and advanced rapidly, rationally, and logically.
Academic text (1990) -
The first Palestinian intifada began in 1987 as a grassroots movement against Israeli occupation.
Synonyms
150
5.1
A group of people who rise up and use force to oppose the government
54
8.4
A planned action by a group, often using weapons or secret actions, to take control from the government
1
9.9
A series of protests and fighting by Palestinian people against Israeli control in the West Bank and Gaza Strip
1
8.7
An organized group fighting against the government, often using weapons
How Violent
810
4.1
- Literature
54
8.4
- Literature
20
9.9
329
4.1
578
2.5
Surface Forms
Etymology
Intifada comes from the Arabic intifāḍa, which means 'shaking off'. The word was used for the Palestinian uprisings, so you can remember an intifada as people 'shaking off' control or occupation.