nakba
Dictionary
proper noun
- The foundation of the State of Israel and subsequent expulsion or flight of the majority of the Palestinian Arabs (some 700,000) among its residents, perceived as a catastrophe by many Palestinians and others.
noun
- In Arab contexts: a catastrophe; a grave setback.
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