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Ashkenazi

noun
Ash·​ke·​nazi | \ ˌäsh-kə-ˈnä-zē How to pronounce Ashkenazi (audio) , ˌash-kə-ˈna- How to pronounce Ashkenazi (audio) \
plural Ashkenazim\ -​ˈnä-​zəm How to pronounce Ashkenazim (audio) , -​ˈna-​ \

Definition of Ashkenazi

: a member of one of the two great divisions of Jews comprising the eastern European Yiddish-speaking Jews — compare sephardi

Other Words from Ashkenazi

Ashkenazic \ -​ˈnä-​zik How to pronounce Ashkenazic (audio) , -​ˈna-​ \ adjective

First Known Use of Ashkenazi

1828, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Ashkenazi

Late Hebrew Ashkĕnāzī, from Ashkĕnāz, medieval rabbinical name for Germany

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