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ashkenazi

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Main Entry:
Ash·ke·nazi Listen to the pronunciation of Ashkenazi Listen to the pronunciation of Ashkenazi
Pronunciation:
\ˌäsh-kə-ˈnä-zē, ˌash-kə-ˈna-\
Function:
noun
Inflected Form(s):
plural Ash·ke·naz·im Listen to the pronunciation of Ashkenazim \-ˈnä-zəm, -ˈna-\
Etymology:
Late Hebrew Ashkĕnāzī, from Ashkĕnāz, medieval rabbinical name for Germany
Date:
1839
: a member of one of the two great divisions of Jews comprising the eastern European Yiddish-speaking Jews — compare sephardi
— Ash·ke·naz·ic Listen to the pronunciation of Ashkenazic \-ˈnä-zik, -ˈna-\ adjective
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