Ashkenazi

noun Ash·ke·nazi \ˌäsh-kə-ˈnä-zē, ˌash-kə-ˈna-\

plural Ash·ke·naz·im\-ˈnä-zəm, -ˈna-\

Definition of ASHKENAZI

: a member of one of the two great divisions of Jews comprising the eastern European Yiddish-speaking Jews — compare sephardi

— Ash·ke·naz·ic \-ˈnä-zik, -ˈna-\ adjective

Late Hebrew Ashkĕnāzī, from Ashkĕnāz, medieval rabbinical name for Germany

First Known Use: 1839

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