[ ˌaʃkə'nα:zi ]
■ noun ( plural ~m -zɪm ) a Jew of central or eastern European descent. Compare with Sephardi .
Derivatives
~c adjective
Origin
from mod. Heb., from Ashkenaz , grandson of Japheth, one of the sons of Noah (Gen. 10:3).
[ ˌaʃkə'nα:zi ]
■ noun ( plural ~m -zɪm ) a Jew of central or eastern European descent. Compare with Sephardi .
Derivatives
~c adjective
Origin
from mod. Heb., from Ashkenaz , grandson of Japheth, one of the sons of Noah (Gen. 10:3).
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004