Pronunciations

Definitions

• adj. Of or relating to the culture, customs, or ancestry of the Ashkenazi group of Jews.
  

Example Sentences

Languages of Origin

• Textual Hebrew
• Yiddish
• English

Etymology

• English Ashkenazi + -ic suffix forming an adjective from a noun
  

Who Uses This

• Jews: Jews of diverse religious backgrounds and organizational involvements

Regions

• North America
• Great Britain
• South Africa
• Australia / New Zealand

Dictionaries

• The New Joys of Yiddish, by Leo Rosten and Lawrence Bush (New York, 2003[1968]).
• The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
• Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).