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Date: 1800-1900
Language: Yiddish
Origin: yidish (daytsh) 'Jewish (German)'

Yiddish

 noun
     
Related topics: Nationality and Race
Yid‧dish [uncountable]
SAN a language based on German used by older Jewish people, especially those who are from Eastern Europe [↪ Hebrew]
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