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moshav
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mo·shav  (m-shäv)
n. pl. mo·sha·vim (mshä-vem)
An Israeli cooperative settlement consisting of small separate farms.
[Modern Hebrew môb, from Hebrew, dwelling, from yab, to sit, dwell; see wb in Semitic roots.]
moshav (Hebrew) [mɔˈʃav]
n pl -shavim [-ʃaˈvim]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) a cooperative settlement in Israel, consisting of a number of small farms
[from Hebrew mōshābh a dwelling]
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Noun1.moshav - a cooperative Israeli village or settlement comprised of small farms
small town, village, settlement - a community of people smaller than a town
Israel, State of Israel, Yisrael, Zion, Sion - Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine
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Effects of border tension on the adjustment of kibbutzim and moshavim on the northern border of Israel.
Working with children who have experienced war, terrorism, and ... by Webster, Paula Sunanon; Harris, Yvette R. / Childhood Education
They are: -- the Yarkon-Tanninim Aquifer supplying Israel with about 340 million cubic meters (mcm) of water annually - to Jerusalem and Tel Aviv mainly; Palestinians get far less - about 20 mcm a year; -- the Nablus-Gilboa Aquifer supplying about 115 mcm annually, largely for agricultural irrigation in Galilee-based kibbutzim and moshavim cooperative settlements; -- the Eastern Aquifer supplying about 40 mcm a year to Jordan Valley-based settlements; another 60 mcm go to Palestinians.
Drought, Israel Threaten W. Bank Water Security by The Palestine Chronicle (Mountlake Terrace, WA)
Members of the Kibbutzim and Moshavim in Galilee took over flocks of cattle and sheep left by the departing Palestinians.
The status of Palestinians in Israel: 1948-Oslo by Bsoul, Labeeb Ahmed / Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ)
 
 
 
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