Etymology

intifada

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Today it means: An insurrection; a usually violent attempt to take control of a government. Full definition →

Arabic اِنْتِفَاضَة
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  1. Arabic · borrowed fromاِنْتِفَاضَة
  2. Arabic · borrowed fromاِنْتِفَاضَة
  3. English todayintifada

Borrowed from Arabic اِنْتِفَاضَة (intifāḍa, “shaking off, uprising, insurrection”).

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