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# israeli

adjective (Israeli); noun (an Israeli, Israelis)

«israeli» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. adjective From or belonging to the modern country of Israel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/israeli/#m1)
2. noun A person from Israel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/israeli/#m2)

### In the lessons

In geography and news lessons Israeli means of the state of Israel, founded in 1948. In conflicts the news uses «Israeli» and «Palestinian» for the two sides; good lessons show both peoples' suffering. Different from «Israelite», a person of ancient Israel in the Bible. Phrases: «Israeli food», «the Israeli government».

### Examples

- Hummus and falafel are popular in Israeli food. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/israeli/#x1)
- An Israeli scientist won the prize. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/israeli/#x2)
- Israelis speak Hebrew and many also speak Arabic or English. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/israeli/#x3)
- The Israeli and Palestinian children both want peace. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/israeli/#x4)
- The Israeli flag is blue and white with a star. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/israeli/#x5)

### Note

Capital I. Use «an»: an Israeli. Do not confuse with «Israelite» (Bible times) or «Jewish» (a religion and people, not all Israelis are Jewish and not all Jews are Israeli).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «israeli» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/israeli/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«israeli» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/israeli.html) on Mova free.