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mo·shav (mō s̸häv′)

noun pl. moshavim mo′·sha·vim′ (mō′s̸hä vēm′)

in Israel, a type of settlement consisting of individual leaseholds farmed cooperatively

Etymology: ModHeb mōshābh < Heb, a dwelling

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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