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yeshiva
noun ye·shi·va \yə-ˈshē-və\
: a Jewish school for religious instruction
plural yeshivas or ye·shi·vot \-ˌshē-ˈvōt, -ˈvōth\
Full Definition of YESHIVA
1
: a school for talmudic study
2
: an Orthodox Jewish rabbinical seminary
3
: a Jewish day school providing secular and religious instruction
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Variants of YESHIVA
ye·shi·va also ye·shi·vah \yə-ˈshē-və\
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Origin of YESHIVA
Late Hebrew yĕshībhāh
First Known Use: 1760
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