Ashkenazification

noun

The adoption of Ashkenazi customs by non-Ashkenazi Jews.

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Meanings

nounAshkenazification (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe adoption of Ashkenazi customs by non-Ashkenazi Jews.

Origin

From Ashkenazi + -ification.

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Translations

Hebrew הִשְׁתַּכְּנְזוּת
  • הִשְׁתַּכְּנְזוּת (hishtaknezút)to adopt Ashkenazi customs
Cite this entry
APA

Ashkenazification. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ashkenazification

MLA

“Ashkenazification.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ashkenazification. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ashkenazification,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ashkenazification.

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