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Haganah

Haganah proper noun: a Jewish paramilitary organization in the British Mandate of Palestine (1921–48), which became the core of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

Proper noun

Haganah

  1. (historical) A Jewish paramilitary organization in the British Mandate of Palestine (1921–48), which became the core of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
    • The militias have already taken the centre of the city. Haganah trucks are visible in the squares, driving Arabs by armed force down to the port.2023, Isabella Hammad, Enter Ghost, Jonathan Cape, page 181

Origin of Haganah

Borrowed from Hebrew הַהֲגָנָה, literally "the defence" (see גָּנַן (ganán)) ultimately from the root ג־נ־ן (g-n-n).

Questions about Haganah

What does Haganah mean?
Haganah means a Jewish paramilitary organization in the British Mandate of Palestine (1921–48), which became the core of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
What part of speech is Haganah?
Haganah is a proper noun.

Words near Haganah in the dictionary

  1. Hagadorns
  2. hagalah
  3. Hagaman
  4. Hagamans
  5. Hagan
  6. Haganah
  7. Hagans
  8. Hagar
  9. Hagarene
  10. Hagarenes
  11. Hagarite

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