aliyah

Definition of Aliyah in English :

1. aliyah

(Judaism) the honor of being called up to the reading desk in the synagogue to read from the Torah

Example Sentences:
'he was called on for an aliyah'

2. aliyah

(Judaism) immigration of Jews to Israel

Example Sentences:
'students making aliyah'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Aliyah

noun Judaism

1. (aliˈja) plural -yoth (-ˈjɒt)

immigration to the Holy Land

2. (əˈliːə)

the honour of being called to read from the Torah

noun

immigration by Jews to Israel

n. pl. a·li·yahs also a·li·yot (ä′lē-ōt) or A·li·yahs also A·li·yot

1. Immigration by Jews into Israel or into Palestine before the founding of the state of Israel: The young couple made aliyah.

2. Any of the historical waves of such immigration.