Etymology

Mossad

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Today it means: The national intelligence agency of Israel. Full definition →

Hebrew מוֹסָד
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  1. Hebrew · borrowed fromמוֹסָד
  2. English todayMossad

From Hebrew מוֹסָד (mosád, literally “institute”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.