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Nissa Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Can anyone tell me the meaning..

I read in the newspaper about Yaseer Arafat that he gave the wordd "intifada" to the english language?
Does anyone know the meaning of this word?
  

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Arabic intifAda, literally, the act of shaking off : UPRISING, REBELLION; specifically : an armed uprising of Palestinians against Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip

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  • Arabic intifAda, literally, the act of shaking off : UPRISING, REBELLION; specifically : an armed uprising of Palestinians against Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip
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Arabic intifAda, literally, the act of shaking off
: UPRISING, REBELLION; specifically : an armed uprising of Palestinians against Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip
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