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HAGANAH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The clandestine military wing of the Jewish leadership during the British rule over the mandate of Palestine from 1920 to 1948; became the basis for the Israeli defense force
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("Haganah" is a kind of...):
force; military force; military group; military unit (a unit that is part of some military service)
Domain region:
Israel; Sion; State of Israel; Yisrael; Zion (Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine)
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