kvutza

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Pronunciations

kvutza (kvoo-TSAH) listen

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Definitions

  • n. A communal settlement in Israel, smaller and more singularly focused on agriculture than kibbutzes.

  • n. An age-based group in the Habonim Dror movement.

Example Sentences

  • "Leading your kvutza is your most important duty in Habonim."

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Modern Hebrew
  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • קבוצה kvutzah 'group' > Y קבֿוצה kvutse

      • Who Uses This

      • Camp: Jews who attend or work at a Jewish overnight summer camp
      • Israel: Diaspora Jews who feel connected to Israel and have spent time there

      Regions

      • North America
      • Great Britain

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

      Alternative Spellings

      kvutsa, kvutsah, kvutzah

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