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Yishuv

Yishuv proper noun: the community of Jews living in Palestine before 1948.

Proper noun

Yishuv

  1. (historical) The community of Jews living in Palestine before 1948.

Origin of Yishuv

Borrowed from Hebrew יישוב (yishuv, “settlement”).

Words formed from Yishuv

Questions about Yishuv

What does Yishuv mean?
Yishuv means the community of Jews living in Palestine before 1948.
What part of speech is Yishuv?
Yishuv is a proper noun.

Words near Yishuv in the dictionary

  1. yirratji
  2. yirratjis
  3. yis
  4. Yisangou
  5. Yishmael
  6. Yishuv
  7. Yisrael
  8. Yisraels
  9. Yisroel
  10. yiss
  11. yisser

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