YMHA

noun

ˌwī-ˌem-ˌāch-ˈā How to pronounce YMHA (audio)
: an organization that promotes the religious, intellectual, social, and physical welfare of Jewish young men

Word History

Etymology

Young Men's Hebrew Association

First Known Use

1918, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of YMHA was in 1918

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YMHA

noun
ˌwī-ˌem-ˌā-ˈchā How to pronounce YMHA (audio)
: an international organization that promotes the spiritual, intellectual, social, and physical welfare originally of young Jewish men
Etymology

Young Men's Hebrew Association

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