landsmanshaft

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noun

A mutual aid society or benefit society of Jewish immigrants from the same European town or region.

OriginYiddish [Term?] →
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Meanings

nounlandsmanshaft (plural landsmanshafts or landsmanshaftn)

plural landsmanshafts · plural landsmanshaftn · alternative landsmanschaft

  1. A mutual aid society or benefit society of Jewish immigrants from the same European town or region.

Origin

  1. Yiddish[Term?]
  2. Englishlandsmanshaft

From Yiddish [Term?]; compare German Landsmannschaft.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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