(n) Egypt and Syria attacked Israel in October 1973 (on Yom Kippur); Israel counterattacked and drove the Syrians back and crossed the Suez Canal into Egypt, Syn. Yom Kippur War
(n) tension between Arabs and Israeli erupted into a brief war in June 1967; Israel emerged as a major power in the Middle East, Syn. Six Day War, Six-Day War
(n) British statesman who as Prime Minister bought controlling interest in the Suez Canal and made Queen Victoria the empress of India (1804-1881), Syn. Benjamin Disraeli, First Earl of Beaconsfield
(n) the ethnic group claiming descent from Abraham and Isaac (especially from Isaac's son Jacob); the nation whom God chose to receive his revelation and with whom God chose to make a covenant (Exodus 19), Syn. Israelites
(n) a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties, Syn. Israelite, Hebrew
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
n. [ L. Israëlites, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_;, &unr_;, Israel, Heb. Yisrāēl, i. e., champion of God; sārāh to fight + ēl God. ] A descendant of Israel, or Jacob; a Hebrew; a Jew.