Irgun

American  

[ir-goon] / ɪrˈgun /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• Irgunist noun

Example Sentences

Fudging his age by two years, Ranan enlisted in the Irgun at 14 while still enrolled in school, the Herzliya Gymnasium in the coastal city of Herzliya.

From New York Times • Jun. 9, 2022

In 2011, King likened the IRA to the African National Congress and the Irgun.

From The Guardian • Nov. 11, 2019

Rabin was also involved in a bloody, and eerily foreboding, incident that took place within weeks of independence, and involved the Irgun, an extremist guerrilla group that had broken off from the Haganah.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 26, 2015

Back in the States and bored with college, he tried joining the Irgun, but the war for Israel's independence ended before he could help.

From Time • Jun. 25, 2011

In April, Tiberias, Haifa, and Safed were occupied by the Haganah, and the Irgun, with the help of the Haganah, captured Jaffa.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok