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binationalism

binationalism noun: the unity of two separate nations as a single nation.

Noun

binationalism (uncountable)

  1. The unity of two separate nations as a single nation.
    • It was so dangerous for any Arab of consequence to express public support for Magnes or his views that binationalism was labeled as merely another form of Zionist intrigue.1968, Don Peretz, “A Binational Approach to the Palestine Conflict”, in Law and Contemporary Problems, page 33, archived from the original on 10 Mar 2013
    • The advocates of binationalism typically distinguish it from the more familiar two-state solution, according to which two states, one Israeli and the other Palestinian, are imagined to coexist next to each other.2001 December 1, Lama Abu-Odeh, “The Case for Binationalism”, in Boston Review

Origin of binationalism

From binational + -ism or bi- + nationalism.

Questions about binationalism

What does binationalism mean?
Binationalism means the unity of two separate nations as a single nation.
What part of speech is binationalism?
Binationalism is a noun.

Words near binationalism in the dictionary

  1. binately
  2. binates
  3. binating
  4. bination
  5. binational
  6. binationalism
  7. binationalist
  8. binationalists
  9. binationally
  10. binationals
  11. binations

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