gazafication
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
27
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The application of Israeli military doctrine in the Gaza Strip to other places; typically, combining airstrikes, mass evacuations, and extensive destruction of homes and civilian infrastructure (domicide).
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "[Title:] The Gazafication of the West Bank[.]"
- "While the world's eyes are fixed on what is happening in the Gaza Strip, the "Gazafication" of the West Bank continues. Operation Iron Wall in the West Bank has been going on for more than four weeks, and it has included population evacuations, updated rules of engagement (i.e. a light trigger finger), home demolitions and the destruction of infrastructure."
- "A centerpiece of this Gazafication is a wave of Israeli military assaults that started in January in West Bank refugee camps, forcing some 40,000 people from their homes."
- "Reporting from Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, Al Jazeera's Nour Odeh said the Israeli military's announcement of a "yellow line" in Lebanon appeared to represent the "continuation of the 'Gazafication' of southern Lebanon"."
Etymology
Etymology tree English Gaza Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -ficātiō Old French -ificationbor. Middle English -ificacioun English -fication English Gazafication From Gaza + -fication.