YESHIVA


Meaning of YESHIVA in English

noun

or ye·shi·vah or ye·shi·bah yəˈshēvə

( plural yeshivas or yeshivahs or yeshibahs -vəz ; or yeshi·voth or yeshi·vot or yeshi·both or yeshi·bot yəshēˈvōt, -ōth)

Etymology: Late Hebrew yĕshībhāh, from Hebrew, sitting, seat

1. : a school for advanced Talmudic study : a Talmudic academy

2. : an orthodox Jewish rabbinical seminary or college

3. : a Hebrew-English day school providing both secular and religious instruction

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.