Main Entry: Ash·ke·nazi

Pronunciation: \ˌäsh-kə-ˈnä-zē, ˌash-kə-ˈna-\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural Ash·ke·naz·im \-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 \-ˈnä-zik, -ˈna-\ adjective