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aliyah
noun
(Judaism) immigration of Jews to Israel
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 6
- Starts with
- A
- Ends with
- H
- Contains
- LIYA
- Scrabble score
- 12
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
əliːˈjɑː
Meaning
Definitions
noun
(Judaism) immigration of Jews to Israel
“students making aliyah”
noun
(Judaism) the honor of being called up to the reading desk in the synagogue to read from the Torah
“he was called on for an aliyah”
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Example Sentences
students making aliyah
he was called on for an aliyah