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noun
An insurrection; a usually violent attempt to take control of a government.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
An uprising, resistant struggle, or rebellious protest.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
An uprising, resistant struggle, or rebellious protest.
The Palestinian uprisings against Israel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
an uprising by Palestinian Arabs (in both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank) against Israel in the late 1980s and again in 2000
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: intifadah
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Broader terms: rebellion, insurrection, revolt, rising, uprising
History
Borrowed from Arabic اِنْتِفَاضَة (intifāḍa, “shaking off, uprising, insurrection”).
Across languages
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