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עליה

עליה

Yiddish

Noun

עליה (alie) f, plural עליות (alies)

  1. (Judaism) aliyah (ascent to the bimah)
  2. aliyah (immigration of Jews into Israel)

Usage notes

The second sense is taken from modern Hebrew and may be pronounced as such (aliyá).