n.
Variant: or ali · ya
Pronunciation: ä- ' l ē -( ˌ )yä, ˌ ä-l ē - ' yä
Function: noun
Etymology: Modern Hebrew 'al ī y ā h, from Hebrew, ascent
Date: circa 1934
: the immigration of Jews to Israel
ALIYAH
Meaning of ALIYAH in English
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012