plural moshavim
ˌmō-shə-ˈvēm 
: a cooperative settlement of small individual farms in Israel compare kibbutz
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Never mind that Atarot was originally an Israeli moshav destroyed by Jordan in 1948.
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Star Tribune, 29 Apr. 2021
Call the restaurant moshav (Israeli cooperative farm) to table.
—Gabriella Gershenson, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2017
Star Tribune, 29 Apr. 2021
Call the restaurant moshav (Israeli cooperative farm) to table.
—Gabriella Gershenson, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2017
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“Moshav.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moshav. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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