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YIVO

YIVO proper noun: institute for Jewish Research.

Proper noun

YIVO

  1. Institute for Jewish Research

Origin of YIVO

Borrowed from Yiddish ייִוואָ (yivo), acronym of ייִדישער וויסנשאַפֿטלעכער אינסטיטוט (yidisher visnshaftlekher institut, “Jewish Scientific Institute”).

Questions about YIVO

What does YIVO mean?
YIVO means institute for Jewish Research.
What part of speech is YIVO?
YIVO is a proper noun.

Words near YIVO in the dictionary

  1. Yius
  2. yive
  3. yiven
  4. yives
  5. yiving
  6. YIVO
  7. Yiwu
  8. Yixing
  9. Yixing ware
  10. Yixing wares
  11. yixunite

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