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单词 sephardim
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Sephardim

[ suh-fahr-dim, -fahr-deem ]
/ səˈfɑr dɪm, -fɑrˈdim /

plural noun, singular Se·phar·di [suh-fahr-dee, suh-fahr-dee]. /səˈfɑr di, sə fɑrˈdi/.

Jews of Spain and Portugal or their descendants, distinguished from the Ashkenazim and other Jewish communities chiefly by their liturgy, religious customs, and pronunciation of Hebrew: after expulsion from Spain and Portugal in 1492, established communities in North Africa, the Balkans, Western Europe, and elsewhere.

Origin of Sephardim

1850–55; <Modern Hebrew Səphāraddīm, plural of Səphāraddī, equivalent to <Hebrew Səphāradh (region mentioned in Bible (Obadiah 20) and assumed to be Spain) + suffix of appurtenance

OTHER WORDS FROM Sephardim

Se·phar·dic, adjective

Words nearby Sephardim

separator, separatory, separatrix, Seph., Sephardi, Sephardim, Sepharvites, Sepher Torah, sepia, Sepik, sepiolite
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Example sentences from the Web for Sephardim

  • The lips are full and sensual, offering an especial contrast to the thin lips of the Sephardim.

    Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, January 1899|Various
  • For the following, compare Kayserling, Sephardim, p. 250 ff.

    Jewish Literature and Other Essays|Gustav Karpeles
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