Ashkenazim
/ˌɑːʃkɪˈnɑːzɪm/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 plural of Ashkenazi form-of, plural
"Ashkenazim and Sephardim: Their Relations, Differences, and Problems as Reflected in the Rabbinical Responsa."
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"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.