Etymology

48

Today it means: An Arab resident of Israel. Full definition →

Arabic عَرَب 48
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48 · noun1

  1. Arabic · derived fromفِلَسْطِينِيُّو 48
  2. Arabic · derived fromعَرَب 48
  3. English today48

From Arabic عَرَب 48 (ʕarab 48) or Arabic فِلَسْطِينِيُّو 48 (filasṭīniyyū 48). 48 refers to the Israeli state's year of founding, 1948, and the borders of Israel during that year.

48 · proper noun2

See 47 (“Donald Trump”).

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