Zionism

Pronunciations

Zionism

(ZAI-uh-NIZ-m)

Definitions

• n. "A worldwide political movement that worked toward the establishment of a Jewish homeland" (JPS).
  

• n. The belief that the Jewish people has the right to a Jewish state in the land of Israel.
  

Example Sentences

• "Arabs and Palestinians generally oppose Zionism, as the explicitly Jewish character of the Israeli state means that Jews have privileges that others don’t." (source)
  

Languages of Origin

• English

Etymology

• Zion + -ism
  

Who Uses This

• Jews: Jews of diverse religious backgrounds and organizational involvements
• Israel: Diaspora Jews who feel connected to Israel and have spent time there
• Non-Jews: (words that have spread outside of Jewish networks)

Regions

• North America
• Great Britain
• South Africa
• Australia / New Zealand
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Dictionaries

• The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).