Etymology

Sepharad

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Today it means: The Iberian Peninsula, especially in reference to the local Jews before their forced expulsion from 1492 onwards. Full definition →

Hebrew סְפָרַד
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  1. Hebrew · borrowed fromסְפָרַד
  2. English todaySepharad

Borrowed from Hebrew סְפָרַד (s'farád).

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