INTIFADA


Meaning of INTIFADA in English

/in'teuh fah"deuh/ , n.

( sometimes cap. ) a revolt begun in December 1987 by Palestinian Arabs to protest Israel's occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

[ 1988; intifada lit., a shaking off, der. of fada to shake off ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .