: a native or inhabitant of the republic of Israel
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Almost 14 months of the Israeli military campaign in Lebanon has killed more than 3,700 people, many of them civilians, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry, and close to 1 million people have been displaced across Lebanon, according to the United Nations.—Npr Staff, NPR, 27 Nov. 2024 The Israeli organization Peace Now has taken a similar position, blaming the country’s leadership.—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2024
Noun
The company is also developing a device for the early detection of diabetic foot ulcers, supported by a grant from the Israeli Innovation Authority.—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024 An Israeli Iron Beam would still have its drawbacks.—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Israeli
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Adjective
Modern Hebrew yiśrĕ'ēlī, from Hebrew, Israelite, noun & adjective, from Yiśrā'ēl
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