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Ashkenaz
[ ash-kuh-naz ]
noun
- (in the Bible) a son of Gomer and grandson of Japheth.
- an ancient kingdom in eastern Armenia.
Word History and Origins
Origin of Ashkenaz1
Example Sentences
I am by lineage Ashkenaz but emotionally Misrachi and also a lover of Sefarad, Spain.
“The American Jewish community is not that of medieval Ashkenaz, not in territory, time nor tenor,” the Rabbis Amy Levin and Avram Israel Reisner wrote in their majority decision.
Among the sages of old Ashkenaz, the Legume Ban has been controversial since the beginning.
The most crowded march, however, must have been that taken up by the sons of Tiras, and Gomer, and Ashkenaz, by way of Thrace, and the mid regions of Europe.
Federal Medigap rules generally prohibit insurers from rejecting applicants or charging them higher premiums because of preexisting conditions, as long as they apply within six months of turning 65 and getting Medicare coverage for doctor visits and other outpatient services, says Peter Ashkenaz, a spokesman for the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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