Etymology

landsmanshaft

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Today it means: A mutual aid society or benefit society of Jewish immigrants from the same European town or region. Full definition →

Yiddish [Term?]
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  1. Yiddish · borrowed from[Term?]
  2. English todaylandsmanshaft

From Yiddish [Term?]; compare German Landsmannschaft.

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