intifadas

[in-tuh-fah-duh]

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noun

(sometimes initial capital letter) a revolt begun in December 1987 by Palestinian Arabs to protest Israel's occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

Origin:
1988; < Arabic intifāḍa literally, a shaking off, derivative of fāḍa to shake off

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