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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Se•phar•dim (sə fär′dim, -fär dēm′),USA pronunciation n.pl., sing. -di (-dē, -dē′).USA pronunciation - JudaismJews of Spain and Portugal or their descendants, distinguished from the Ashkenazim and other Jewish communities chiefly by their liturgy, religious customs, and pronunciation of Hebrew: after expulsion from Spain and Portugal in 1492, established communities in North Africa, the Balkans, Western Europe, and elsewhere.
- Hebrew Səphāradh (region mentioned in Bible (Obadiah 20) and assumed to be Spain) + -ī suffix of appurtenance
- Modern Hebrew Səphāraddīm, plural of Səphāraddī, equivalent. to
- 1850–55
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