SINCE 1828
Ashkenazi
noun
Ash·ke·nazi
| \ ˌäsh-kə-ˈnä-zē
, ˌash-kə-ˈna-
\
, ˌash-kə-ˈna-
\
plural Ashkenazim\ -ˈnä-zəm
, -ˈna- \
, -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
, -ˈna- \
adjective
, -ˈna- \
adjective
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