Sephardic

adj

adj ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to the Sephardi Jews. not-comparable

    "The 15th-century explorer Christopher Columbus was a Sephardic Jew from Western Europe, Spanish scientists said on Saturday, after using DNA analysis to tackle a centuries-old mystery."

Example

More examples

"Sephardic pronunciation was chosen as the preferred pronunciation of the members of the enlightenment movement."

Etymology

From Sephardi + -ic.

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