Ashkenazi

Ash·ke·naz·i

A0459000 (äsh′kə-nä′zē)n. pl. Ash·ke·naz·im (-năz′ĭm, -nä′zĭm) A member of the branch of European Jews, historically Yiddish-speaking, who settled in central and eastern Europe.

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[Medieval Hebrew 'aškənāzî, from 'aškənaz, Germany, adoption of Hebrew 'aškənaz, name of one of Noah's grandsons and of a neighboring people, perhaps alteration of earlier *'aškûz, Scythians; akin to Akkadian ašguzai, iškuzai, from Old Persian Saka-, Skūča-.]

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Ash′ke·naz′ic (-nä′zĭk) adj.

Ashkenazi

(ˌæʃkəˈnɑːzɪ) n, pl -zim (-zɪm) 1. (Peoples) (modifier) of or relating to the Jews of Germany and E Europe2. (Peoples) a Jew of German or E European descent3. (Languages) the pronunciation of Hebrew used by these Jews[C19: Late Hebrew, from Hebrew Ashkenaz, the son of Gomer (Genesis 10:3; I Chronicles 1:6), a descendant of Noah through Japheth, and hence taken to be identified with the ancient Ascanians of Phrygia and, in the medieval period, the Germans]

Ash•ke•naz•i

(ˌɑʃ kəˈnɑ zi)

n., pl. -naz•im (-ˈnɑ zɪm) a Jew of central or E European origin or ancestry; a member of one of the two main branches of world Jewry distinguished from each other by liturgy, ritual, and pronunciation of Hebrew. Compare Sephardi. [1830–40; < post-Biblical Hebrew ashkənazzīm, pl. of ashkənazzī <ashkənaz medieval Hebrew name for Germany] Ash`ke•naz′ic, adj.

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Noun

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Ashkenazi - a Jew of eastern European or German descentJew, Hebrew, Israelite - a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties

Translations

ashkénaze