/ ˌseˈfɑːdi; NAmE -ˈfɑːrdi/ noun
( pl. Seph·ar·dim ) a Jew whose ancestors came from Spain or N Africa
—compare Ashkenazi
► Seph·ar·dic / -ɪk; NAmE / adjective
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WORD ORIGIN
modern Hebrew , from sěp̄āraḏ , a country mentioned in Obad. 20 and taken to be Spain.