jewishnationalmovement
nounUK /ˈdʒuːɪʃ ˈnæʃənəl ˈmuːvmənt/
US /ˈdʒuːɪʃ ˈnæʃənəl ˈmuːvmənt/
A big group of Jewish people working together to build and protect a homeland for Jews.
The Jewish national movement helped create the modern state of Israel.
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2. The political and cultural effort to establish a Jewish homeland in the land of Israel.
Historians study the Jewish national movement as part of modern Middle Eastern history.
3. The organized campaign for Jewish self-rule and national identity.
The Jewish national movement grew stronger in the late nineteenth century.
4. A broad social cause uniting Jewish communities around the idea of nationhood.
Many young activists joined the Jewish national movement to support their people.