Ashkenazim

//ˌɑːʃkɪˈnɑːzɪm// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    plural of Ashkenazi form-of, plural

    "Ashkenazim and Sephardim: Their Relations, Differences, and Problems as Reflected in the Rabbinical Responsa."

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"Ashkenazim experienced a population bottleneck around 700 years ago."

Etymology

From Hebrew אַשְׁכְּנַזִּים (ashk'nazím), plural of אַשְׁכְּנַזִּי (ashk'nazí), from אַשְׁכֲּנַז (ashk'naz, “Ashkenaz”), son of Gomer, grandson of Japheth, and great-grandson of Noah, mythical progenitor of the Ascanians of Phrygia, and later, in mediaeval times, identified with the Germans.

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