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kibbutz
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kib·butz  (k-bts, -bts)
n. pl. kib·but·zim (kbt-sm, -t-)
A collective farm or settlement in modern Israel.

[Hebrew qibbû, gathering, from qibb, derived stem of qba, to gather; see qb in Semitic roots.]

kibbutz [kɪˈbʊts]
n pl kibbutzim [ˌkɪbʊtˈsiːm]
a collective agricultural settlement in modern Israel, owned and administered communally by its members and on which children are reared collectively
[from Modern Hebrew qibbūs: gathering, from Hebrew qibbūtz]

kibbutz
a communal farm in Israël, cooperatively owned, with members who receive no pay but who gain housing, clothing, medical care, and education from the cooperative. Also called kvutzah. — kibbutzim, n. pl.
See also: Communalism
Kibbutz a collective settlement in Israel—Wilkes.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.kibbutz - a collective farm or settlement owned by its members in modern Israel; children are reared collectively
collective farm - a farm operated collectively
Israel, State of Israel, Yisrael, Zion, Sion - Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine
kibbutznik - a member of a kibbutz
Translations
kibbutz [kɪˈbʊts] N (kibbutzim (pl)) [kɪˈbʊtsɪm]kibutz m
kibbutz [kɪˈbʊts] nkibboutz m
kibbutz
n pl <-im> → Kibbuz m
kibbutz [kɪˈbʊts] n (kibbutzim (pl)) → kibbutz m inv


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In 1984, the author--then a doctoral student--traveled to Israeli kibbutzim to investigate a new program aimed at rehabilitating repeat offenders.
Since 1909, Israel's kibbutzim (collective communities) have helped to form the country.
The trend in the kibbutzim during the seventies, with the introduction of certain urban-style entertainment and consumerism, made the kibbutzim even more like the type of communities envisioned by Gropius in the late 1920s.
 
 
 
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