- (modifier) of or relating to the Jews of Germany and E Europe
- a Jew of German or E European descent
- the pronunciation of Hebrew used by these Jews
Compare SephardiEtymology: 19th Century: 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