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Is·ra·el
 Israel
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- pronunciation:
- Iz
ri
 l
[or]
Iz
reI
l
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a Middle Eastern republic, formed as a Jewish state by action of the United Nations in 1948.
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| definition 2: |
according to the Old Testament, the Jewish people collectively as the descendants of Jacob, to whom the name Israel was given after he wrestled with an angel.
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