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Mossad

Syllabification: (Mos·sad)
Pronunciation: /mäˈsäd, mə-/
Definition of Mossad
  • 1the Supreme Institution for Intelligence and Special Assignments, the principal secret intelligence service of the state of Israel, founded in 1951.
  • 2the Institution for the Second Immigration, an earlier organization formed in 1938 for the purpose of bringing Jews from Europe to Palestine.

Origin:

from Hebrew mōsāḏ 'institution'

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