moadon

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Pronunciations

moadon (moh-ah-DOHN) listen

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Definitions

  • n. A clubhouse, lounge.

  • n. A club.

Example Sentences

  • "Staff meeting in the lower moadon right after birkat! "

  • "Though every day was an experience, one of the most wonderful, remarkable, and memorable experiences occurred each evening, when we would meet in the Moadon (a kind of Clubhouse) for hot chocolate, cookies, coffee, and conversation." (source)

  • "Gather in the Moadon ('Home base') and the campers will be split into 6 teams." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Modern Hebrew

Etymology

  • מוֹעֲדוֹן mo'adón 'club, clubhouse'

      • Who Uses This

      • Camp: Jews who attend or work at a Jewish overnight summer camp
      • Kibbutz

      Regions

      • North America
      • Australia / New Zealand
      • Great Britain

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).
      • Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).

      Alternative Spellings

      mo'adon

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