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sabra
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sa·bra  (säbr)
n.
A native-born Israeli.
[Hebrew br, sabra, prickly pear; see br in Semitic roots.]
sabra [ˈsɑːbrə]
n
(Non-Christian Religions / Judaism) a native-born Israeli Jew
[from Hebrew Sabēr prickly pear, common plant in the coastal areas of the country]
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Noun1.sabra - a native-born Israeli
Israeli - a native or inhabitant of Israel
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The sabras will enable the victim to be reborn as a free and proud Israeli (for the interpretation of the ideological message in Alterman's poem, see Oppenheimer 41-47; for the interpretation of Sadeh's poem, see Oz Almog 143-44; Zertal 263-68).
"Ideologically incorrect" responses to the Holocaust by three Israeli ... by Brenner, Rachel Feldhay / CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture
Their marital strife proves a microcosm of the broader clash between Ashdod's sabras and its romantic but world-weary Soviet immigrants.
Dancing a lie in Ashdod by Katz, Mandy / Moment
In 1991 Hebrew was being spoken not by Eastern European Zionists with awe and an accent, but by third generation Sabras, native Israelis, who had no reverence for it whatsoever, nor any problem "reviving" it on a daily basis in the street, in the army, or in bars; spiking it too with Arabic, English, and Russian expressions, of the less polite kind.
The miracle of Russian-Israeli theatre: from alienation to identity by Yahil-Wax, Miriam / Judaism: A Quarterly Journal of Jewish Life and Thought
 
 
 
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