Zionism
a worldwide Jewish movement that resulted in the establishment and development of the state of Israel and that now supports the state of Israel as a Jewish homeland.
Origin of Zionism
1Other words from Zionism
- Zi·on·ist, noun, adjective
- Zi·on·is·tic, adjective
- Zi·on·ite [zahy-uhnahyt], /ˈzaɪˌənaɪt/, noun
- an·ti-Zi·on·ism, noun
- an·ti-Zi·on·ist, noun, adjective
- non-Zi·on·ist, noun, adjective
- pro-Zi·on·ism, noun
- pro-Zi·on·ist, noun, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for Zionism
/ (ˈzaɪəˌnɪzəm) /
a political movement for the establishment and support of a national homeland for Jews in Palestine, now concerned chiefly with the development of the modern state of Israel
a policy or movement for Jews to return to Palestine from the Diaspora
Derived forms of Zionism
- Zionist, noun, adjective
- Zionistic, adjective
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Cultural definitions for Zionism
The belief that Jews (see also 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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