Ashkenazi Definition
äshkə-näzē
ashkenazim
noun
A member of the branch of European Jews, historically Yiddish-speaking, who settled in central and eastern Europe.
American Heritage
A member of the group of Jews that, after the Diaspora, settled in central, northern, and, later, eastern Europe and developed Yiddish as their spoken language.
Webster's New World
A descendant of this group which has some traditions of ritual and prayer, culture and customs, and Hebrew pronunciation that differ from those of a Sephardi.
Webster's New World
An Askhenazi Jew.
Wiktionary
adjective
Other Word Forms of Ashkenazi
Noun
Singular:
Ashkenazi
Plural:
ashkenazimOrigin of Ashkenazi
Medieval Hebrew ’aškənāzî from ’aškənaz Germany adoption of Hebrew ’aškənaz name of one of Noah's grandsons and of a neighboring people perhaps alteration of earlier ’aškûz Scythians Akkadian ašguzai, iškuzai from Old Persian Saka-, Skūča-
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Hebrew אַשְׁכְּנַז (Ashkenaz). Biblical Ashkenaz was the son of Japheth and grandson of Noah. His descendants were identified with Germans by medieval Jewish tradition.
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