moshav ovdim
noun
moshav ov·dim
\-ōvˈdēm\
Definition of moshav ovdim
moshvei ovdim
\mōshˈvā-\: a workers' settlement of small holders in Israel with independent but cooperatively worked farm units
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Origin and Etymology of moshav ovdim
New Hebrew mōshābh ʽobhĕdhīm, literally, settlement of workers
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