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ZIONISM
Zionism
(noun) a policy for establishing and developing a national homeland for Jews in Palestine
Zionism, Zionist movement
(noun) a movement of world Jewry that arose late in the 19th century with the aim of creating a Jewish state in Palestine
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Zi"on*ism, n. [Zion + -ism.]
Definition: Among the Jews, a theory, plan, or movement for colonizing their own race in Palestine, the land of Zion, or, if that is impracticable, elsewhere, either for religious or nationalizing purposes; -- called also Zion movement. --Zi"on*ist, n. -- Zi`on*is"tic (#), a.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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