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intifada definition

in·ti·fada (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 in′·ti·fa′·deh

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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