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Meaning of Dönmeh | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A group of crypto-Jews in the Ottoman Empire who, to avoid imprisonment after declaring arrival of the doomsday messiah, converted publicly to Islam, but retained their Jewish beliefs in secret.

historical, plural, plural-only

Equivalents

العربية دونمة
Deutsch Dönme
Español Dönmeh
Français Dönme
Italiano Dönmeh Dunmeh
Português Doenmeh Dönme Dönmeh
Русский Дёнме

CEFR level

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

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