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SAYERET MATKAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Israel's elite secret commando unit responsible for counterterrorist and top secret intelligence gathering and hostage rescue missions
Synonyms:
sayeret; Sayeret Mat'kal; Sayeret Matkal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("Sayeret Matkal" is a kind of...):
commando (an amphibious military unit trained for raids into enemy territory)
Domain region:
Israel; Sion; State of Israel; Yisrael; Zion (Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine)
Holonyms ("Sayeret Matkal" is a part of...):
IDF; Israeli Defense Force (the ground and air and naval forces of Israel)
