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Israelian

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From Israel + -ian, in the historical sense coined by American Jewish theologian Harold Louis Ginsberg in 1982 in contrast to Israelite.

Mostly used by non-native speakers of English, instead of the standard word Israeli.

adjective

  1. historical, not comparable Of or pertaining to the northern kingdom of ancient Israel, its people, or their language.
  2. nonstandard, not comparable, rare Israeli.

noun Israelians

  1. historical, rare A person from the northern kingdom of ancient Israel.
  2. nonstandard, rare An Israeli.

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"Israelian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/israelian. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Israelian. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/israelian

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"Israelian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/israelian.

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@misc{israelian_2026,
  title = {Israelian},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/israelian},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}