Definition of 'Balfour Declaration'
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Balfour Declaration in British
noun
the statement made by Arthur Balfour in 1917 of British support for the setting up of a national home for the Jews in Palestine, provided that the rights of "existing non-Jewish communities" in Palestine could be safeguarded
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Balfour Declaration in American
a declaration by the British government (Nov., 1917) favoring the establishment in Palestine of a Jewish “national home”
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Trends of 'Balfour Declaration'
Used Rarely. Balfour Declaration is in the lower 50% of commonly used words in the Collins dictionary
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Nearby words of 'Balfour Declaration'
- Balenciaga
- baler
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- Bali
- balibuntal
- Balikesir
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