ma'abara

noun

A type of refugee camp in Israel during the early 1950s, used mostly by new immigrants from North Africa and the Middle East.

OriginHebrew מעבר →
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Meanings

nounma'abara (plural ma'abarot or ma'abaroth or ma'abaras)

plural ma'abarot · plural ma'abaroth · plural ma'abaras

  1. A type of refugee camp in Israel during the early 1950s, used mostly by new immigrants from North Africa and the Middle East.

Origin

  1. Hebrewמעבר
  2. Englishma'abara

From Hebrew מעבר.

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APA

ma'abara. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ma'abara

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Chicago

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