"48" meaning in English

See 48 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: See 47 (“Donald Trump”). Head templates: {{en-prop}} 48
  1. (US politics) The forty-eighth president of the United states, to be elected in 2028 and succeed Donald Trump in 2029. Tags: US Related terms: lower 48
    Sense id: en-48-en-name-72MNOz52 Categories (other): US politics, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 31 37 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 37 39 Topics: government, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: 48s [plural]
Etymology: From Arabic عَرَب 48 (ʕarab 48) or Arabic فِلَسْطِينِيُّو 48 (filasṭīniyyū 48). 48 refers to the Israeli state's year of founding, 1948, and the borders of Israel during that year. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ar|عَرَب 48}} Arabic عَرَب 48 (ʕarab 48), {{der|en|ar|فِلَسْطِينِيُّو 48}} Arabic فِلَسْطِينِيُّو 48 (filasṭīniyyū 48) Head templates: {{en-noun}} 48 (plural 48s)
  1. (Palestine, Israel, slang) An Arab resident of Israel. Tags: Israel, Palestine, slang Synonyms: 48 Arab
    Sense id: en-48-en-noun-Cp8MViGP Categories (other): Israeli English, Palestinian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with entries, Israel, Palestine Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 50 12 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 31 37 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 37 39 Disambiguation of Israel: 0 100 Disambiguation of Palestine: 26 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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