English > Zion: 3 senses > noun 2, location| Meaning | Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine. |
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| Synonyms | Israel, State of Israel, Yisrael, Sion |
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| Instance of | country, state, land | The territory occupied by a nation |
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| Members | Israeli | A native or inhabitant of Israel |
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| Part of | Middle East, Mideast, Near East | The area around the eastern Mediterranean |
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| Parts | Acre, Akko, Akka, Accho | A town and port in northwestern Israel in the eastern Mediterranean |
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| Caesarea | An ancient seaport in northwestern Israel |
| Dead Sea | A saltwater lake on the border between Israel and Jordan |
| Galilee | An area of northern Israel |
| Gaza Strip, Gaza | A coastal region at the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean bordering Israel and Egypt |
| Golan Heights, Golan | A fortified hilly area between southern Lebanon and southern Syria |
| Gomorrah, Gomorrha | (Old Testament) an ancient city near the Dead Sea that (along with Sodom) was destroyed by God for the vice and depravity of its inhabitants |
| Hefa, Haifa | A major port in northwestern Israel |
| Jerusalem, capital of Israel | Capital and largest city of the modern state of Israel (although its status as capital is disputed) |
| Mount Carmel | A mountain range in northwestern Israel near the Mediterranean coast |
| Negev, Negev Desert | A desert in southern Israel |
| Sodom | (Old Testament) an ancient city near the Dead Sea that (along with Gomorrah) was destroyed by God for the wickedness of its inhabitants |
| Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv-Yalo, Tel Aviv-Jaffa | The largest city and financial center of Israel |
| West Bank | An area between Israel and Jordan on the west bank of the Jordan river |
| Region of | 15 May Organization | A terrorist organization formed in 1979 by a faction of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine but disbanded in the 1980s when key members left to join a faction of al-Fatah |
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| A'man | The Israeli military intelligence which produces comprehensive national intelligence briefings for the prime minister and the cabinet |
| Fatah Tanzim, Tanzim | A terrorist group organized by Yasser Arafat in 1995 as the armed wing of al-Fatah |
| Haganah | The clandestine military wing of the Jewish leadership during the British rule over the mandate of Palestine from 1920 to 1948 |
| Israeli Defense Force, IDF | The ground and air and naval forces of Israel |
| Kahane Chai, Kach | A terrorist organization founded for Jewish defense |
| Mossad | The Israeli foreign / foreign intelligence agency |
| Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command, PFLP-GC | A Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization that conducted several attacks in western Europe |
| Qassam Brigades, Salah al-Din Battalions, Iz Al-Din Al-Qassam Battalions | The military arm of Hamas responsible for suicide bombings and other attacks on Israel |
| Sayeret Matkal, Sayeret Mat'kal, sayeret | Israel's elite secret commando unit responsible / responsible for counterterrorist and top secret intelligence gathering and hostage rescue missions |
| Shin Bet, General Security Services | The Israeli domestic counterintelligence and internal security agency |
| al-Fatah, Fatah, al-Asifa | A Palestinian political and military organization founded by Yasser Arafat in 1958 to work toward the creation of a Palestinian state |
| kibbutz | A collective farm or settlement owned by its members in modern Israel |
| moshav | A cooperative Israeli village or settlement comprised of small farms |
| Spanish | Estado de Israel, Israel |
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| Catalan | Israel |
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