About The Word Yiddish
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Yiddish
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What's The Definition Of Yiddish?
[n] a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken as a vernacular by European Jews
Synonyms | Synonyms for Yiddish: Related Terms | Find terms related to Yiddish: See Also | German | German language | High German Yiddish In Webster's Dictionary \Yid"dish\, n. [G. j["u]disch, prop., Jewish, fr. Jude
Jew. See {Jew}, {Jewish}.]
A language used by German and other Jews, being a Middle
German dialect developed under Hebrew and Slavic influence.
It is written in Hebrew characters.
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