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yeshiva

ye·shi·va [ yə shvə ] (plural ye·shi·vas or ye·shi·vot [ yə sh vot, yə sh vōt ] or ye·shi·voth) or ye·shi·vah [ yə shvə ] (plural ye·shi·vahs or ye·shi·vot or ye·shi·voth)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. orthodox Jewish seminary: a seminary for orthodox Jewish, usually unmarried, men where they study the primary source of Jewish law, the Talmud

2. school for Jewish students: a secondary school for Jewish students with a curriculum including religious and cultural, as well as academic, studies

[Mid-19th century. < Hebrew yĕšīḇāh< yāšaḇ "sit"]
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