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moshav

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /moʊˈʃɑːv/

1

noun

Meaning 1

An Israeli town or settlement, especially a type of cooperative agricultural community of individual farms pioneered by the Labour Zionists during the second aliyah.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a cooperative Israeli village or settlement comprised of small farms

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: village, small town, settlement

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew מוֹשָׁב (mosháv, “village”, literally “settlement”).

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: mošav — Israeli cooperative agricultural community
  • Hungarian: mosáv — Israeli cooperative agricultural community
  • Hungarian: mosav — Israeli cooperative agricultural community
  • Persian: موشاو (mo'shâv) — Israeli cooperative agricultural community
  • Portuguese: moshav — Israeli cooperative agricultural community