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kibbutz
[ ki-boots, -boots ]
noun
, plural kib·but·zim [ki-b, oo, t-, seem].
- (in Israel) a community settlement, usually agricultural, organized under collectivist principles.
kibbutz
/ kɪˈbʊts /
noun
- a collective agricultural settlement in modern Israel, owned and administered communally by its members and on which children are reared collectively
kibbutz
- plur. kibbutzim (ki-boot- seem ) A communal farm or settlement in Israel . Kibbutzim have helped build national spirit in Israel, and the residents have transformed barren land into fertile, crop-producing land.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of kibbutz1
1930–35; < Modern Hebrew kibuṣ; compare Hebrew qibbūṣ gathering
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Word History and Origins
Origin of kibbutz1
C20: from Modern Hebrew qibbūs: gathering, from Hebrew qibbūtz
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Example Sentences
Marzipan Flowers tells the story of Hadas Regal, a 48-year-old woman living on a kibbutz in southern Israel.
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On Thursday, the Israel Defense Forces thwarted an attack of 13 Palestinian gunmen who emerged near Kibbutz Sufa near the border.
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In the early days, Israel did the same, secretively producing millions of bullets below a fake kibbutz.
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British soldiers occasionally came to the kibbutz, but enough advance warning kept suspicions low.
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Yarden was on her way home from school when a Qassam hit their kibbutz, landing less than 100 feet away.
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