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intifada

(in′tə fä′də)

noun

an uprising; specif., the insurrection of Palestinian Arabs, begun in 1987, against Israeli military forces in the occupied territories of the Gaza Strip and the west bank of the Jordan

also sp. intifadeh

Origin: Ar intifāḍa, lit., a shudder, shaking off < nafaḍa, to shake

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also in·ti·fa·dah

noun

An uprising among Palestinian Arabs of the Gaza Strip and West Bank, beginning in late 1987 and continuing sporadically into the early 1990s, in protest against continued Israeli occupation of these territories.

Origin:

Origin: Arabic intifāḍa, shudder, awakening, uprising

Origin: , from intifaḍa, to be shaken, wake up

Origin: , derived stem of nafaḍa, to shake; see npṣ́ in Semitic roots

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