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Ashkenazi

Ash·ke·naz·i [ shkə nzee, àshkə názzee ] (plural Ash·ke·naz·im [ shkə nzim ])


noun 
Definition:
 
N European Jew: a member of a Jewish people originating in Germany and northern Europe

[Mid-19th century. < modern Hebrew< medieval Hebrew Ashkenaz "Germany" < Hebrew Ashkēnāz, a grandson of Noah]

Ash·ke·naz·i adjective
Ash·ke·naz·ic adjective
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