Maccabi

English

Noun

Maccabi (plural Maccabis)

  1. Alternative form of Maccabee.
    • 2001, Ephraim Dowek, Israeli-Egyptian Relations 1980-2000, page 189:
      It suggested that the Israeli Week be scheduled for Hanuka (a Jewish festival commemorating the heroic stand of the Maccabis against the Roman conquerors) […]
  2. A member of a Zionist youth movement established in 1929, promoting physical activity and sports among the Jewish people.
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