n.
Pronunciation: ˌ äsh-k ə - ' nä-z ē , ˌ ash-k ə - ' na-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -naz · im \ - ' nä-z ə m, - ' na- \
Etymology: Late Hebrew Ashk ĕ n ā z ī , from Ashk ĕ n ā z, medieval rabbinical name for Germany
Date: 1839
: a member of one of the two great divisions of Jews comprising the eastern European Yiddish-speaking Jews ― compare SEPHARDI
– Ash · ke · naz · ic \ - ' nä-zik, - ' na- \ adjective