Maccabi

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of Maccabee. alt-of, alternative

    "It suggested that the Israeli Week be scheduled for Hanuka (a Jewish festival commemorating the heroic stand of the Maccabis against the Roman conquerors) […]"

  2. 2
    A member of a Zionist youth movement established in 1929, promoting physical activity and sports among the Jewish people.

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"It suggested that the Israeli Week be scheduled for Hanuka (a Jewish festival commemorating the heroic stand of the Maccabis against the Roman conquerors) […]"

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