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aliyah definition

ali·yah or aliya a′li·ya′ (ä′lē yä′)

noun

immigration by Jews to Israel

Etymology: ModHeb aliyah < Heb, lit., a going up, ascent

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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