MOSHAV

moshav

(noun) a cooperative Israeli village or settlement comprised of small farms

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

moshav (plural moshavs or moshavim)

An Israeli town or settlement: in particular, a type of cooperative agricultural community of individual farms pioneered by the Labour Zionists during the second aliyah.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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