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Beta Israel

Beta Israel proper noun: a Jewish diaspora group that lived for thousands of years in the territory of the Kingdom of Aksum and its successor the Ethiopian Empire; they mostly emigrated to the State of Israel after its foundation in 1948.

Proper noun

Beta Israel

  1. A Jewish diaspora group that lived for thousands of years in the territory of the Kingdom of Aksum and its successor the Ethiopian Empire; they mostly emigrated to the State of Israel after its foundation in 1948.

Origin of Beta Israel

From Ge'ez ቤተ እስራኤል (betä ʾəsraʾel, “Israelites”, literally “House of Israel”).

Words formed from Beta Israel

Questions about Beta Israel

What does Beta Israel mean?
Beta Israel means a Jewish diaspora group that lived for thousands of years in the territory of the Kingdom of Aksum and its successor the Ethiopian Empire; they mostly emigrated to the State of Israel after its foundation in 1948.
What part of speech is Beta Israel?
Beta Israel is a proper noun.

Words near Beta Israel in the dictionary

  1. beta globin
  2. beta globins
  3. beta globulin
  4. beta globulins
  5. beta iron
  6. Beta Israel
  7. Beta Israelite
  8. Beta Leonis
  9. Beta Lyrae
  10. beta male
  11. beta males

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