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aljama

aljama noun: a self-governing community of Jews and Moors living under Christian rule in the Iberian Peninsula.

Noun

aljama (plural aljamas)

  1. (historical) A self-governing community of Jews and Moors living under Christian rule in the Iberian Peninsula.
    • [T]he Church received from them the customary tithes, oblations, and first-fruits. The revenues from the Jewish aljamas, or communities, were always regarded as among the surest resources of the crown.1906, Henry Charles Lea, A History of the Inquisition of Spain, volume 1, New York: MacMillan, page 86

Forms of aljama

pluralaljamas

Origin of aljama

From Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic جَمْع (jamʕ, “to gather”).

Questions about aljama

What does aljama mean?
Aljama means a self-governing community of Jews and Moors living under Christian rule in the Iberian Peninsula.
What part of speech is aljama?
Aljama is a noun.
What is the plural of aljama?
The plural of aljama is aljamas.

Words near aljama in the dictionary

  1. alizarins
  2. Alizay
  3. Alize
  4. Alizé
  5. ALJ
  6. aljama
  7. aljamas
  8. aljamiado
  9. Aljanah
  10. aljofar
  11. aljofars

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