Zionism

[ zahy-uh-niz-uh m ]
/ ˈzaɪ əˌnɪz əm /

noun

a worldwide Jewish movement that resulted in the establishment and development of the state of Israel.

Origin of Zionism

First recorded in 1895–1900; Zion + -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM Zionism

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British Dictionary definitions for anti-zionist (1 of 2)

anti-Zionist

noun

a person who is opposed to Zionism

adjective

opposed to Zionism he was anti-Zionist and not anti-Semitic

British Dictionary definitions for anti-zionist (2 of 2)

Zionism
/ (ˈzaɪəˌnɪzəm) /

noun

a political movement for the establishment and support of a national homeland for Jews in Palestine, now concerned chiefly with the development of the modern state of Israel
a policy or movement for Jews to return to Palestine from the Diaspora

Derived forms of Zionism

Zionist, noun, adjective Zionistic, adjective

Cultural definitions for anti-zionist

Zionism

The belief that Jews (see also Jews) should have their own nation; Jewish nationalism. Zionism gained much support among Jews and others in the early twentieth century, and the hoped-for nation was established in the late 1940s in Palestine, as the state of Israel. Zionism is opposed by most Arabs. (See Arab-Israeli conflict.)