n.
Pronunciation: ' z ī - ə - ˌ ni-z ə m
Function: noun
Date: 1896
: an international movement orig. for the establishment of a Jewish national or religious community in Palestine and later for the support of modern Israel
– Zi · on · ist \ -nist \ adjective or noun
– Zi · on · is · tic \ ˌ z ī - ə - ' nis-tik \ adjective