kloyz

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/klɔɪz/

noun

a small private synagogue or circle of religious learning

OriginYiddish קלויז ← Middle High German klūse ← Old High German klūsa →
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Meanings

nounkloyz (plural kloyzn or kloyzen or kloyzes)

plural kloyzn · plural kloyzen · plural kloyzes

  1. Judaisma small private synagogue or circle of religious learning

Origin

  1. Latinclūsa“something closed”
  2. Proto-West Germanic*klūsā
  3. Old High Germanklūsa
  4. Middle High Germanklūse“hermitage”, by extension “snug, narrow dwelling”
  5. Yiddishקלויז
  6. Englishkloyz

From Yiddish קלויז (kloyz), from Middle High German klūse (“hermitage”, by extension “snug, narrow dwelling”), from Old High German klūsa, from Proto-West Germanic *klūsā, from Latin clūsa (“something closed”). Cognate with German Klause, Dutch kluis, Old English clūse.

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APA

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

Chicago

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

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