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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. (Judaism) the honor of being called up to the reading desk in the synagogue to read from the Torah;
- Example: "he was called on for an aliyah"

2. (Judaism) immigration of Jews to Israel;
- Example: "students making aliyah"


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

aliyah n 1: (Judaism) the honor of being called up to the reading desk in the synagogue to read from the Torah; "he was called on for an aliyah" 2: (Judaism) immigration of Jews to Israel; "students making aliyah"