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shtadlan

shtadlan noun: an intercessor for a local European Jewish community on behalf of the authorities.

Noun

shtadlan (plural shtadlans or shtadlanim)

  1. (Judaism, historical) An intercessor for a local European Jewish community on behalf of the authorities.

Forms of shtadlan

pluralshtadlans
pluralshtadlanim
alternative formshetadlan

Origin of shtadlan

From Hebrew שְׁתַדְּלָן.

Questions about shtadlan

What does shtadlan mean?
Shtadlan means an intercessor for a local European Jewish community on behalf of the authorities.
What part of speech is shtadlan?
Shtadlan is a noun.
What is the plural of shtadlan?
The plural of shtadlan is shtadlans.

Words near shtadlan in the dictionary

  1. Shryocks
  2. SHS
  3. sHSP
  4. sHSPs
  5. sht
  6. shtadlan
  7. shtadlanim
  8. shtadlans
  9. shtadlanut
  10. shtam
  11. shtatol

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