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Zi·on·ism 
[zahy-uh-niz-uhm] Pronunciation Key
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[zahy-uh-niz-uhm] Pronunciation Key –noun
| a worldwide Jewish movement that resulted in the establishment and development of the state of Israel. |
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Zi·on·ist, noun, adjective
Zi·on·is·tic, adjective
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| Zi·on·ism
(zī'ə-nĭz'əm) Pronunciation Key
n. A Jewish movement that arose in the late 19th century in response to growing anti-Semitism and sought to reestablish a Jewish homeland in Palestine. Modern Zionism is concerned with the support and development of the state of Israel. Zi'on·ist adj. & n., Zi'on·is'tic adj. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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| zionism | |
noun | |
| 1. | a policy for establishing and developing a national homeland for Jews in Palestine |
| 2. | a movement of world Jewry that arose late in the 19th century with the aim of creating a Jewish state in Palestine |
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American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
Zionism
Zionism
The belief that Jews should have their own nation; Jewish nationalism. Zionism gained much support among Jews and others in the early twentieth century, and the hoped-for nation was established in the late 1940s in Palestine, as the state of Israel. Zionism is opposed by most Arabs. (See Arab-Israeli conflict.)
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Zionism
Zi"on*ism\, n. [Zion + -ism.] Among the Jews, a theory, plan, or movement for colonizing their own race in Palestine, the land of Zion, or, if that is impracticable, elsewhere, either for religious or nationalizing purposes; -- called also Zion movement. -- Zi"on*ist, n. -- Zi`on*is"tic, a.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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