landsmanshaft
noun
lands·man·shaft
ˈläntsmənˌshäft
plural landsmanshaften
-ftən
: a Jewish association of landsleit organized especially for social and philanthropic purposes
Word History
Etymology
Yiddish, from German landsmannschaft association of compatriots, from landsmann compatriot (from Middle High German lantsman) + -schaft (from Old High German scaf- ship)