moshav (redirected from moshavim)

mo·shav  (m-shäv)

n. pl. mo·sha·vim (mshä-vem)

An Israeli cooperative settlement consisting of small separate farms.

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[Modern Hebrew môb, from Hebrew, dwelling, from yab, to sit, dwell; see wb in Semitic roots.]

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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