Pronunciations

Definitions

  • n. A political or social movement.

Example Sentences

  • "This is also our vision as a tnua, that dream we yearn for and strive to make come true." (source)

Languages of Origin

  • Modern Hebrew

Etymology

  • תְּנוּעָה⁩ tnu'á

    • Who Uses This

      • Israel: Diaspora Jews who feel connected to Israel and have spent time there
      • Organizations: People involved in a professional or volunteer capacity with Jewish nonprofit organizations

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

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

      Alternative Spellings

      tenuah, tenua, tnuah

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