SABRA


Meaning of SABRA in English

[ 'sabrə ]

■ noun a Jew born in Israel (or before 1948 in Palestine).

Origin

from mod. Heb. ṛabbār 'opuntia fruit' (opuntias being common in coastal regions of Israel).

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