Yiddish
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Yid·dish

noun \ˈyi-dish\

Definition of YIDDISH

: a High German language written in Hebrew characters that is spoken by Jews and descendants of Jews of central and eastern European origin
Yiddish adjective

Origin of YIDDISH

Yiddish yidish, short for yidish daytsh, literally, Jewish German, from Middle High German jüdisch diutsch, from jüdisch Jewish (from Jude Jew) + diutsch German
First Known Use: 1875

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