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intifada

Syllabification: (in·ti·fa·da)
Pronunciation: /ˌintəˈfädə/

Definition of intifada

noun

  • the Palestinian uprising against Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, beginning in 1987.

Origin:

from Arabic intifāḍa 'an uprising' (literally 'a jumping up as a reaction to something'), from intifaḍa 'be shaken, shake oneself'

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