neo-Zionism

noun

A right-wing to far right, ultranationalist, and religious ideology that considers Gaza and the West Bank to be part of Israel.

Meanings

nounneo-Zionism (uncountable)
  1. uncountablegovernmentA right-wing to far right, ultranationalist, and religious ideology that considers Gaza and the West Bank to be part of Israel.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*nu
  2. Proto-Indo-European*néwos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*néwos
  4. Ancient Greekνέος (néos)
  5. Ancient Greekνεο- (neo-)
  6. Englishneo-
  7. Biblical Hebrewצִיּוֹן (ṣiyyôn)
  8. Koine GreekΣῑών (Sīṓn)
  9. LatinSīōn
  10. Old EnglishSyon
  11. Middle EnglishSion
  12. Early New High GermanZioninflu.
  13. EnglishZion
  14. GermanZionismus
  15. EnglishZionism
  16. Englishneo-Zionism

From neo- + Zionism.

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Translations

Arabic صهيونية جديدة
  • صهيونية جديدةright wing to far right, ultranationalist and religious form of Zionism
Chinese Mandarin 新锡安主义
  • 新锡安主义right wing to far right, ultranationalist and religious form of Zionism
French néosionisme, néo-sionisme
  • néosionismeright wing to far right, ultranationalist and religious form of Zionism
  • néo-sionismeright wing to far right, ultranationalist and religious form of Zionism
German neo-Zionismus
  • neo-Zionismusright wing to far right, ultranationalist and religious form of Zionism
Hebrew ניאו־ציונות
  • ניאו־ציונותright wing to far right, ultranationalist and religious form of Zionism
Japanese ネオ・シオニズム
  • ネオ・シオニズムright wing to far right, ultranationalist and religious form of Zionism
Russian неосионизм
  • неосионизм (neosionizm)right wing to far right, ultranationalist and religious form of Zionism
Cite this entry
APA

neo-Zionism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neo-Zionism

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Chicago

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