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Yiddish

Yiddish Meaning & Definition
Yiddish Definition And Meaning

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

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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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