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moshav ovdim

noun
moshav ov·dim | \-ōvˈdēm\
plural moshvei ovdim\mōshˈvā- \

Definition of moshav ovdim 

: a workers' settlement of small holders in Israel with independent but cooperatively worked farm units

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History and Etymology for moshav ovdim

New Hebrew mōshābh ʽobhĕdhīm, literally, settlement of workers

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