Irgun

[ ir-goon ]

noun

1. a militant Zionist underground group, active chiefly during the period (1917–48) of British control by mandate of Palestine.

Other Words From

• Ir·gunist noun

Example Sentences

Elie Wiesel, who was involved with the Irgun Zionist underground, is a 1986 Peace Laureate.

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Likud aristocrats, children of Irgun fighters, looked at the numbers and gave up on the Whole Land.

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It was during this period that Zionist militant activity, both by the Haganah and the Irgun, aggressively increased.

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He wasn't in Palestine when the Irgun, the underground of the right, was fighting the British.

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