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Sepharad

Sepharad proper noun: the Iberian Peninsula, especially in reference to the local Jews before their forced expulsion from 1492 onwards.

Proper noun

Sepharad

  1. (Judaism) The Iberian Peninsula, especially in reference to the local Jews before their forced expulsion from 1492 onwards.

Forms of Sepharad

alternative formSefarad
alternative formSephared
alternative formSfard
alternative formSpharad

Origin of Sepharad

Borrowed from Hebrew סְפָרַד (s'farád).

Questions about Sepharad

What does Sepharad mean?
Sepharad means the Iberian Peninsula, especially in reference to the local Jews before their forced expulsion from 1492 onwards.
What part of speech is Sepharad?
Sepharad is a proper noun.

Words near Sepharad in the dictionary

  1. seperation
  2. seperator
  3. Sepes
  4. sepg.
  5. sephacryl
  6. Sepharad
  7. Sepharadim
  8. Sephardi
  9. Sephardic
  10. Sephardim
  11. Sephardis

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