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Kalish

Kalish proper noun: kalisz, Poland.

Proper noun (1)

Kalish

  1. Kalisz, Poland
    • Massacres occurred in Kalish, Cracow, Glogau, and other cities, especially on the German frontier.1894, Heinrich Graetz, History of the Jews, volume 4
    • Israel Jaffa of Suvalk, later chazzan in Kalish, was also a remarkable Hebrew scholar.1929, Abraham Zevi Idelsohn, Jewish Music: Its Historical Development, page 433

Proper noun (2)

Kalish (plural Kalishes)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Kalish

pluralKalishes

Origin of Kalish

Borrowed from Polish Kalisz or Czech/Slovak Kališ.

Questions about Kalish

What does Kalish mean?
Kalish means kalisz, Poland.
What part of speech is Kalish?
Kalish is a proper noun.

Words near Kalish in the dictionary

  1. kalipyrochlore
  2. kalirin
  3. kalirins
  4. kalis
  5. kalisaccharic
  6. Kalish
  7. Kalishes
  8. Kalispel
  9. Kalispel-Pend d'Oreille
  10. Kalispell
  11. Kalispels

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