Yiddishland

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proper noun

A region where Yiddish is spoken; the areas of Eastern Europe or the Jewish Autonomous Oblast that had significant numbers of Jewish inhabitants.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A region where Yiddish is spoken; the areas of Eastern Europe or the Jewish Autonomous Oblast that had significant numbers of Jewish inhabitants.

    But once Dr. Levenson, who works for the Indian Health Service and wears a colorful tapestry yarmulke, has alerted the tiny network, it almost seems as if we have stepped into Yiddishland.

    2007 April 29, Patricia Cohen, “The Frozen Dozen”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 13 Dec 2023

Origin

From Yiddish + -land.

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Translations

French Yiddishland
  • Yiddishlandarea where Yiddish was spoken
Polish Jidyszland
  • Jidyszlandarea where Yiddish was spoken
Yiddish ייִדישלאַנד
  • ייִדישלאַנד (yidishland)area where Yiddish was spoken
Cite this entry
APA

Yiddishland. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yiddishland

MLA

“Yiddishland.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yiddishland. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Yiddishland,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yiddishland.

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