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ISRAELI

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of Israel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Israeli" is a kind of...):

Asian; Asiatic (a native or inhabitant of Asia)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Israeli"):

sabra (a native-born Israeli)

Holonyms ("Israeli" is a member of...):

Israel; Sion; State of Israel; Yisrael; Zion (Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine)

Derivation:

Israeli (of or relating to or characteristic of Israel or its people)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of Israel or its people

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Israel (Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine)

Derivation:

Israeli (a native or inhabitant of Israel)

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