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1. (n.) intifada
(sometimes cap.) a revolt begun in December 1987 by Palestinian Arabs to protest Israel's occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Etymology: (1980–85; < Ar intifā&ddotbelow;a lit., a shaking off)
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1. (noun) intifada, intifadah
an uprising by Palestinian Arabs (in both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank) against Israel in the late 1980s and again in 2000
"the first intifada ended when Israel granted limited autonomy to the Palestine National Authority in 1993"
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