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landsmanshaft
noun
lands·man·shaft
\ˈläntsmənˌshäft\
Definition of landsmanshaft
landsmanshaften
\-ftən\: a Jewish association of landsleit organized especially for social and philanthropic purposes
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Origin and Etymology of landsmanshaft
Yiddish, from German landsmannschaft association of compatriots, from landsmann compatriot (from Middle High German lantsman) + -schaft (from Old High German scaf- ship)
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