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ISRAELI
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A native or inhabitant of Israel
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Israeli" is a kind of...):
Asian; Asiatic (a native or inhabitant of Asia)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Israeli"):
sabra (a native-born Israeli)
Holonyms ("Israeli" is a member of...):
Israel; Sion; State of Israel; Yisrael; Zion (Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine)
Derivation:
Israeli (of or relating to or characteristic of Israel or its people)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or characteristic of Israel or its people
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
Israel (Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine)
Derivation:
Israeli (a native or inhabitant of Israel)