landsmanshaft

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Pronunciations

landsmanshaft (LAHNDS-mahn-SHOFT)

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Definitions

  • n. An organization or club made up of immigrants from the same region.

Example Sentences

  • "Landsmanshaft sometimes were tied to a specific town, so you might get lucky. They might be buried in a certain area in the cemetery that was purchased for Landsmanshaft members, which would give you a clue." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • לאַנדסמאַנשאַפֿט landsmanshaft

      • Who Uses This

      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

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

      Alternative Spellings

      landsmanschaft

Notes

  • plural: 'landsmanshaften'

    See also landsmen.

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