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noun
An academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Judaism
Topics: education
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of yeshiva.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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noun
an academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts (primarily the Talmud)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: yeshivah
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: academy
History
From Yiddish ישיבה (yeshive), from Hebrew יְשִׁיבָה (y'shivá, “sitting”).
Across languages
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
