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Ashkenazim

UK/ˌæʃkɪˈnɑːzɪm/US/ˌɑːʃkɪˈnɑːzɪm/

Ashkenazim is the plural of Ashkenazi.

Meaning of Ashkenazi

Noun

Ashkenazi (plural Ashkenazim or Ashkenazis or Ashkenazi)

  1. An Ashkenazi Jew.

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Synonyms of Ashkenazim

Forms of Ashkenazim

alternative formAshchenazim
alternative formAshkanazim

Origin of Ashkenazim

From Hebrew אַשְׁכְּנַזִּים (ashk'nazím), plural of אַשְׁכְּנַזִּי (ashk'nazí), from אַשְׁכֲּנַז (ashk'naz, “Ashkenaz”), son of Gomer, grandson of Japheth, and great-grandson of Noah, mythical progenitor of the Ascanians of Phrygia, and later, in mediaeval times, identified with the Germans.

Questions about Ashkenazim

What is Ashkenazim the plural of?
Ashkenazim is the plural of Ashkenazi.
How do you pronounce Ashkenazim?
Ashkenazim is pronounced /ˌæʃkɪˈnɑːzɪm/ (UK).

Words near Ashkenazim in the dictionary

  1. Ashkenaz
  2. Ashkenazi
  3. Ashkenazic
  4. Ashkenazification
  5. Ashkenazified
  6. Ashkenazim
  7. AshkeNazis
  8. Ashkenazism
  9. Ashkenazize
  10. Ashkenazized
  11. Ashkenazizes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Ashkenazim (page history and authors); Ashkenazi (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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