kibbutz
/kɪˈbʊts/
kibbutz noun: a community, usually an agricultural one in Israel, based on a high level of social and economical sharing, equality, direct democracy and tight social relations.
Noun
kibbutz (plural kibbutzim or kibbutzes)
- A community, usually an agricultural one in Israel, based on a high level of social and economical sharing, equality, direct democracy and tight social relations.
- The kibbutzim along the Gaza border have been socialist communes and some of the most tenacious bastions of the Israeli left. I know people from those kibbutzim who, after years of almost daily rocket attacks from Gaza, still clung to the hope of peace, as if to a religious cult.2023 October 12, Yuval Noah Harari, “Israelis and Palestinians are facing their moment of greatest danger since 1948”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN...
kibbutz meaning in Tamil, Tagalog, Arabic and Indonesian
kibbutz in Tamil
- a community
- கிப்புட்ஸ் kippuṭs
kibbutz in Tagalog
- a community
- kibuts
kibbutz in Arabic
- a community
- كِيبُوتْس kibuts, مُسْتَوْطَنَة زِرَاعِيَّة
kibbutz in Indonesian
- a community
- kibbutz
Forms of kibbutz
| plural | kibbutzim |
|---|---|
| plural | kibbutzes |
Origin of kibbutz
From Hebrew קִבּוּץ (kibúts), derived from the verb קָבַץ (kaváts, “to gather, collect, assemble”). Not related to kibitz.
Words formed from kibbutz
Words that rhyme with kibbutz
Questions about kibbutz
- What does kibbutz mean?
- Kibbutz means a community, usually an agricultural one in Israel, based on a high level of social and economical sharing, equality, direct democracy and tight social relations.
- What is kibbutz in Tamil?
- Kibbutz in Tamil is கிப்புட்ஸ் (kippuṭs). See Kibbutz meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is kibbutz?
- Kibbutz is a noun.
- How do you pronounce kibbutz?
- Kibbutz is pronounced /kɪˈbʊts/.
- What is the plural of kibbutz?
- The plural of kibbutz is kibbutzim.
Words near kibbutz in the dictionary
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