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Ashkenazi
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Ash·ke·naz·i  (äshk-näz)
n. pl. Ash·ke·naz·im (-nzm, -näzm)
A member of the branch of European Jews, historically Yiddish-speaking, who settled in central and northern Europe.
[Medieval Hebrew 'aknzî, from 'aknaz, Germany, adoption of Hebrew 'aknaz, name of one of Noah's grandsons and of a neighboring people, perhaps alteration of earlier *'akûz, Scythians; akin to Akkadian aguzai, ikuzai, from Old Persian Saka-, Ska-.]
Ashke·nazic (-näzk) adj.
Ashkenazi [ˌæʃkəˈnɑːzɪ]
n pl -zim [-zɪm]
1. (Social Science / Peoples) (modifier) of or relating to the Jews of Germany and E Europe
2. (Social Science / Peoples) a Jew of German or E European descent
3. (Linguistics / Languages) the pronunciation of Hebrew used by these Jews Compare Sephardi
[Late Hebrew, from Hebrew Ashkenaz, the son of Gomer (Genesis 10:3; I Chronicles 1:6), a descendant of Noah through Japheth, and hence taken to be identified with the ancient Ascanians of Phrygia and, in the medieval period, the Germans]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Ashkenazi - a Jew of eastern European or German descent
Jew, Hebrew, Israelite - a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
Translations
Ashkenazi [ˌæʃkəˈnɑːzɪ]
A. ADJ → askenazí
B. N (Ashkenazim (pl)) [ˌæʃkəˈnɑːzɪm] → askenazí mf


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The very fact that conversos should erect raised gravestones is noteworthy--and perhaps indicative of Ibero-Catholic influence--since in Medieval times Sephardim customarily buried their dead under flat gravestones (meanwhile, Ashkenazim buried theirs under raised ones, perhaps following the Christian pattern).
Becoming Jewish in early modern France: documents on Jewish ... by Graizbord, David / Journal of Social History
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Dunlop, in The History of the Jewish Khazars (1954), said, "But to speak of the Jews of Eastern Europe as descendants of the Khazars seems to involve the Ashkenazim in general, i.
Koestler and His Jewish Thesis by McInnes, Neil / The National Interest
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