ASHKENAZI


Meaning of ASHKENAZI in English

/ ˌæʃkəˈnɑːzi; NAmE / noun

( pl. Ash·ken·azim / -ɪm; NAmE /) a Jew whose ancestors came from central or eastern Europe

—compare Sephardi

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WORD ORIGIN

from modern Hebrew , from Ashkenaz , grandson of Japheth, one of the sons of Noah (Gen. 10:3).

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.