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sabra definition

sa·bra (sä′brə)

noun

a native-born Israeli

Etymology: ModHeb sabra, lit. (an obs. sense), prickly fruit of a native cactus: in allusion to being viewed as tough outside but soft inside

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