Yiddish

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Yid·dish | \ ˈyi-dish

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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

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The first known use of Yiddish was in 1871

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Yiddish

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English Language Learners Definition of Yiddish

: a language based on German that is written in Hebrew characters and that was originally spoken by Jews of central and eastern Europe

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Yiddish

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Yid·dish | \ ˈyi-dish

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: a language related to German that was originally spoken by Jews of central and eastern Europe

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