makhlaka

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Definitions

  • n. A class, section, division.

  • n. (IDF) A platoon.

Example Sentences

  • "Each Machlaka (Platoon) is headed The Platoon Commander (Mefaked/et HaMachlaka), a commissioned officer, and is responsible for the operation of the Platoon." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Modern Hebrew

Etymology

  • מַחְלָקָה makhlaká

      • Who Uses This

      • Israel: Diaspora Jews who feel connected to Israel and have spent time there

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

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

      Alternative Spellings

      makhlakah, machlakah, machlaka

Notes

  • plural: 'makhlakot'

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