Israeli

USiz-RAY-lee/ɪzˈɹeɪli/

3 meanings of Israeli

1
adjective
Coming from or connected to the country of Israel or its people.
We tried a new Israeli restaurant downtown last night.
Many Israeli families spend the summer at the beach.
2
nouncountable
A person who comes from the country of Israel.
An Israeli won the chess tournament last year.
Two Israelis joined our hiking group in the mountains.
3
proper noun
The modern form of Hebrew, spoken today in Israel.
He learned to speak Israeli while living in Jerusalem.
The signs at the market were written in Israeli.

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From the Hebrew word for Israel, plus an ending meaning "from" that place.