Associations to the word «Intifada»

Wiktionary

INTIFADA, noun. An uprising, resistant struggle or rebellious protest, especially the Palestinian campaigns against Israeli occupation.

Dictionary definition

INTIFADA, noun. An uprising by Palestinian Arabs (in both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank) against Israel in the late 1980s and again in 2000; "the first intifada ended when Israel granted limited autonomy to the Palestine National Authority in 1993".

Wise words

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