YIDDISHISM


Meaning of YIDDISHISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈyi-di-ˌshi-zəm ]

noun

Date: 1904

1. : a usage, word, phrase, or idiom peculiar to Yiddish

2. : a movement characterized by advocacy of the Yiddish language and culture

• Yid·dish·ist -shist noun or adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.