intifada
pronunciation
How to pronounce intifada in British English:
UK ['ɪntɪfeɪdə]
How to pronounce intifada in American English:
US ['ɪntɪfeɪdə]
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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
Word Origin
- Intifada (n.)
- "Palestinian revolt," 1985, from Arabic, literally "a jumping up" (in reaction to something), from the verb intafada "to be shaken, shake oneself."
Example
- 1. People on the west bank know that another intifada would harm them more than the israelis .
- 2. Campaigners , he says , have learnt from the experience of the second intifada that they are outgunned .
- 3. The young palestinians saw the intifada as a way to end the israeli occupation .
- 4. In the summer of 2010 blundering police shot dead over 110 protesters taking part in something akin to an intifada .
- 5. In late 2009 , clashes between palestinians and israeli police led some to worry about a third intifada .