Ashkenazi
Ash·ke·nazi
noun \ˌäsh-kə-ˈnä-zē, ˌash-kə-ˈna-\ plural Ash·ke·naz·im\-ˈnä-zəm, -ˈna-\
Definition of ASHKENAZI
: a member of one of the two great divisions of Jews comprising the eastern European Yiddish-speaking Jews — compare sephardi
— Ash·ke·naz·ic \-ˈnä-zik, -ˈna-\ adjective
Origin of ASHKENAZI
Late Hebrew Ashkĕnāzī, from Ashkĕnāz, medieval rabbinical name for Germany
First Known Use: 1839
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