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israelisch

Israeli

adjective is-ra-AY-lish Less Common

Usage Note

israelisch is the adjective for things relating to the state of Israel and is written lowercase, as all German nationality adjectives are. Distinguish it from israelitisch, which refers to the ancient Israelites or the Jewish religion.

Examples

"Wir essen in einem israelischen Restaurant."

Natural Translation

We are eating in an Israeli restaurant.

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