israelian

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What does israelian mean?

Of or pertaining to the northern kingdom of ancient Israel, its people, or their language.

Where does israelian come from?

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.

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