Haganah

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew הַהֲגָנָה‎, literally "the defence".

Proper noun

Haganah

  1. (historical) A Jewish paramilitary organization in the British Mandate of Palestine (1921–48), which became the core of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
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