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Meaning of aljama | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A self-governing community of Jews and Moors living under Christian rule in the Iberian Peninsula.

historical

Examples

“[T]he Church received from them the customary tithes, oblations, and first-fruits. The revenues from the Jewish aljamas, or communities, were always regarded as among the surest resources of the crown.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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