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Maccabiah|mækəˈbiːə|
[f. Maccabi, the name of an Israeli sporting organization + -ah Heb. adj. ending.]
In full, Maccabiah Games. A sporting contest, modelled on the Olympic Games, for Jewish athletes, and held at four-yearly intervals in Israel.
[1962New Jewish Encycl. 299/1 The major project of the Maccabi is the organization of Maccabiads, or ‘Jewish Olympics’.] 1963J. Comay Introducing Israel viii. 129 The Maccabiah, an ‘Olympic Games’ for Jewish athletes..takes place in the huge Ramat Gan Sports Stadium. 1969National Herald (New Delhi) 29 July 10/3 The kindling of the Maccabiah flame was followed by the release of hundreds of doves. 1973Black Panther 11 Aug. 12/3 Israel has declared that athletes from Rhodesia who took part in the so-called Maccabiah Games had no official status. |