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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Origin and Etymology of yiddish
Yiddish yidish, short for yidish daytsh, literally, Jewish German, from Middle High German jüdisch diutsch, from jüdisch Jewish (from Jude Jew) + diutsch German
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