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noun
Zionism, viewed as being totalitarian, expansionist, supremacist, and racist and genocidal towards Palestinians.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, offensive, uncountable
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Synonyms: ziofascism, NaZionism
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew צִיּוֹן (ṣiyyôn)bor. Koine Greek Σῑών (Sīṓn)bor. Ecclesiastical Latin Sīōnbor. Old English Syon Middle English Sion Early New High German Zioninflu. English Zion Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism German Zionismuscalq. English Zionism Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh1- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh1tisder. Proto-Italic *gnātiō Latin nātiō Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis New Latin nātionālisbor. German national Proto-Indo-European *sekw- Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *sokwéh2 Proto-Indo-European *-ṓy Proto-Indo-European *sokwh2ṓy Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *sokwyós Proto-Italic *sokjos Latin sokios Latin socius ▲ Latin -ālis Latin sociālisder. French socialbor. German sozial ▲ Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istabor. ▲ French -isteinflu. German -ist German Sozialist German Nationalsozialist ▲ German Soziinflu. German Nazibor. English Nazi ▲ English -ism English Nazism blend English Zionazism Blend of Zionism + Nazism.
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