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aliyah
(ali¦yah)
Pronunciation:
/ˈalɪjə/
noun
(
plural
aliyoth
/ˈalɪjəʊt/
)
Judaism
1
[
mass noun
]
immigration to Israel:
students
making aliyah
2
the honour of being called upon to read from the Torah:
I was called up for an aliyah
Origin:
from Hebrew
‘ăliyyāh
'ascent'
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