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ISRAELI DEFENSE FORCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The ground and air and naval forces of Israel
Synonyms:
IDF; Israeli Defense Force
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("Israeli Defense Force" is a kind of...):
force; military force; military group; military unit (a unit that is part of some military service)
Meronyms (parts of "Israeli Defense Force"):
sayeret; Sayeret Mat'kal; Sayeret Matkal (Israel's elite secret commando unit responsible for counterterrorist and top secret intelligence gathering and hostage rescue missions)
Domain region:
Israel; Sion; State of Israel; Yisrael; Zion (Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine)
