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Sephardic

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Se·phar·di  (s-färd)
n. pl. Se·phar·dim (-dm)
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.
[Medieval Hebrew spraddî, Spaniard, from sprad, Spain, adoption of Hebrew sprad, placename of disputed location (mentioned at Obadiah 20).]
Se·phardic (-dk) adj.
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