Sephardi
noun pl. Sephardim
- a member of the group of Jews that lived in Spain and Portugal before the Inquisition and, after expulsion, in the Ottoman Empire, Middle East, and N Africa
- a descendant of this group
See Sephardi in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(sə-färˈdē)
noun pl. Se·phar·dim (-dĭm) A descendent of the Jews who lived in Spain and Portugal during the Middle Ages until persecution culminating in expulsion in 1492 forced them to leave.
Related Forms:
- Se·pharˈdic (-dĭk) adjective
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