Zionism
noun [U] /ˈzaɪə.nɪ.zəm/Definition
› a political movement that had as its original aim the creation of a country for Jewish people, and now works to help the development of IsraelJudaismPolitical movements and groups Zionist /-nɪst/ adjective, noun [C] Religions and religious groupsChristian denominationsFollowers of religious groups
(Definition of Zionism noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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