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Yiddish

Syllabification: (Yid·dish)
Pronunciation: /ˈyidiSH/

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Definition of Yiddish

noun

  • a language used by Jews in central and eastern Europe before the Holocaust. It was originally a German dialect with words from Hebrew and several modern languages and is today spoken mainly in the US, Israel, and Russia.

adjective

  • relating to Yiddish.

Origin:

late 19th century: from Yiddish yidish (daytsh) 'Jewish German'

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