Irgun

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/iɹˈɡun//ɪɹˈɡun/

proper noun

A Zionist paramilitary group that operated in Mandatory Palestine between 1931 and 1948.

OriginHebrew ארגון →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalA Zionist paramilitary group that operated in Mandatory Palestine between 1931 and 1948.

Origin

  1. Hebrewארגון“organization”
  2. EnglishIrgun

Borrowed from Hebrew ארגון (irgún, “organization”).

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APA

Irgun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Irgun

MLA

“Irgun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Irgun. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Irgun,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Irgun.

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