Ashkenazic

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Pronunciations

Ashkenazic (ash-kuh-NAH-zik) listen

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Definitions

  • adj. Of or relating to the culture, customs, or ancestry of the Ashkenazi group of Jews.

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Yiddish
  • English

Etymology

  • English Ashkenazi + -ic suffix forming an adjective from a noun

      • Who Uses This

      • Jews: Jews of diverse religious backgrounds and organizational involvements

      Regions

      • North America
      • Australia / New Zealand
      • Great Britain
      • South Africa

      Dictionaries

      • The New Joys of Yiddish, by Leo Rosten and Lawrence Bush (New York, 2003[1968]).
      • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
      • Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).

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