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INTIFADA
intifada, intifadah
(noun) an uprising by Palestinian Arabs (in both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank) against Israel in the late 1980s and again in 2000; “the first intifada ended when Israel granted limited autonomy to the Palestine National Authority in 1993”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
intifada (plural intifadas)
Insurrection, a usually violent attempt to take control of a government.
An uprising, resistant struggle or rebellious protest, especially the Palestinian uprisings against Israel.
Source: Wiktionary
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TRANSPOSITION
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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