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arafat

/ˈær.ə.fæt/

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noun

/ˈær.ə.fæt/formal
  • ruИмя собственное, относящееся к палестинскому государственному деятелю, который занимал пост председателя Организации освобождения Палестины с 1969 года до своей смерти в 2004 году.

A proper noun referring to a Palestinian statesman who served as chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization from 1969 until his death in 2004.

uncountable · proper noun

  1. Palestinian leaderB2formal

    A prominent Palestinian political figure who served as the chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization and later as the first President of the Palestinian National Authority.

    ruПалестинский лидер

    • Yasser Arafat was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1994.
    • Arafat played a key role in the Oslo Accords.
    • He was a central figure in the Palestinian national movement for decades.