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Meaning of Ashkenaz | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A medieval region of Central Europe, centered on the Rhineland, in modern Germany.

Equivalents

עברית אשכנז

Examples

“Similar rulings are found in the writings of the major poskim of Ashkenaz, such as Rabbi Elazar of Worms, author of the Rokeaḥ, Rabbi Yitzḥak ben Moshe of Vienna, and Rabbi Alexander Zusslin Hanoken, author of Sefer Ha'agudah.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Ashkenazi Ashkenazification Ashkenazim Ashkenazis Ashkenazism Ashkenormativity

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