kikar

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Pronunciations

kikar (kee-KAHR) listen

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Definitions

  • n. Square, open area.

Example Sentences

  • "From the kikar (square), not far from the gan (garden), they entered the chadar ochel (dining hall)." (source)

  • "As a 13-year-old in the late '80s, my favorite spot in all the world was the kikar , the huge grassy plaza at the physical center of Camp Ramah in Wisconsin." (source)

  • "The camp reunites for shira in the kikar, followed by a dairy dinner." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Modern Hebrew

Etymology

  • כיכר 'square'

      • Who Uses This

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

      Regions

      • North America
      • South Africa

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      • None

      Alternative Spellings

      kikkar, keekar, keekkar, kickar, keeckar

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