Definitions

• n. The world to come, hereafter.
  

• n. A far away place.
  

Example Sentences

Languages of Origin

• Yiddish

Etymology

• יענע װעלט yene velt 'lit. that world; the World to Come'
  

Who Uses This

• Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
• Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

Regions

• North America
• Great Britain

Dictionaries

• Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

Alternative Spellings

yene velt, yenne velt