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Ephrata

adjective
Eph·​ra·​ta | \ˈefrətə\

Definition of Ephrata 

: of or relating to a monastic community of German Seventh-Day Baptists founded in Pennsylvania in the early part of the 18th century

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from Ephrata, Pennsylvania, where the community was established

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