| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| Meir, Golda |
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| SYLLABICATION: | Me·ir |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  m   r, m - r |
| DATES: | 1898–1978 |
| VARIANTS: | Originally Goldie Mabovitch. |
| Russian-born Israeli politician. After living in the United States (1906–1921), she moved to Palestine and later served as minister of labor (1949–1956), foreign minister (1956–1966), and prime minister (1969–1974) of Israel.
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