[Ads-l] Slight Antedating of "Intifada"

[Shapiro, Fred]

intifada (OED, 2., 1987 [27 Dec.])

1987 _Globe and Mail_ 19 Dec. (LexisNexis)  We used to have demonstrations, but that word is too small as well. What we have today is something completely different. It is Intifada.

Fred Shapiro

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