Zionism

noun

Zi·​on·​ism ˈzī-ə-ˌni-zəm 

: an international movement originally for the establishment of a Jewish national or religious community in Palestine and later for the support of modern Israel

Zionist

ˈzī-ə-nist 

adjective or noun

Zionistic

ˌzī-ə-ˈni-stik 

adjective

Word History

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing Zionism

• anti-Zionism

Rhymes for Zionism

• autism
• fascism
• racism
• sikhism
• statism
• sufism
• thomism
• tourism
• tropism
• abolitionism
• aldosteronism
• americanism

Kids Definition

Zionism

noun

Zi·​on·​ism ˈzī-ə-ˌniz-əm 

: an international effort working in the beginning for a Jewish homeland and later for the support of Israel

Zionist

-nəst 

adjective or noun