48

Translingual

Symbol

48 (previous 47, next 49)

  1. The cardinal number forty-eight.

English

Etymology

From Arabic عَرَب 48 (ʕarab 48) or Arabic فِلَسْطِينِيُّو 48 (filasṭīniyyū 48). 48 refers to the Israeli state's year of founding, 1948, and the borders of Israel during that year.

Noun

48 (plural 48s)

  1. (Palestine, Israel, slang) An Arab resident of Israel.

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