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Pale of Settlement

Pale of Settlement proper noun: a particular region of Russia from 1791 to 1917, designated for Jews.

Proper noun

Pale of Settlement

  1. A particular region of Russia from 1791 to 1917, designated for Jews.

Questions about Pale of Settlement

What does Pale of Settlement mean?
Pale of Settlement means a particular region of Russia from 1791 to 1917, designated for Jews.
What part of speech is Pale of Settlement?
Pale of Settlement is a proper noun.

Words near Pale of Settlement in the dictionary

  1. pale juniper webworm
  2. pale juniper webworms
  3. pale maille
  4. pale male
  5. pale males
  6. Pale of Settlement
  7. pale rider
  8. pale sand-diver
  9. pale swallowtail
  10. pale swallowtails
  11. pale thrush

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