Sabra

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See also: sabra, sabrá, and sabrà

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew צַבָּר (tsabár, “prickly pear cactus”).

Noun

Sabra (plural Sabras)

  1. A native-born Israeli.
    • 1950, David Goitein, “Making one people out of many”, in Bulletin, volumes 23-25, University of Kentucky, Bureau of School Service, page 22:
      There is a tendency to copy the "Sabra" , the Israel-born citizen, who is anxious to live the simple life and therefore throws off that part of his clothing which is intended for beauty rather than utility.
    • 1965, Robert Gamzey, Miracle of Israel, Herzl Press, page 294:
      The young people of Israel, sabra or foreign-born alike, give considerable thought to the future and do not hesitate to admit that they regard the problems they encounter as formidable.
    • 1979, Clive Sinclair, Hearts of Gold, Penguin, published 1983, page 45:
      One night a real Israeli came to speak. I had never seen a sabra before.
    • 2006, Peter Godwin, When a Crocodile Eats the Sun: A Memoir of Africa:
      Even the phoenix of Zionism that rose from those ashes--the muscular sabras trying to reestablish a home in an unforgiving land surrounded by hostile Arabs--resonated too closely with my white African narrative.

Proper noun

Sabra

  1. A female given name.

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