kibbutz

[ ki-boots, -boots ]

noun

, plural kib·but·zim [ki-b, oo, t-, seem].

1. (in Israel) a community settlement, usually agricultural, organized under collectivist principles.

kibbutz

/ kɪˈbʊts /

noun

1. a collective agricultural settlement in modern Israel, owned and administered communally by its members and on which children are reared collectively

kibbutz

1. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of kibbutz¹

1930–35; < Modern Hebrew kibuṣ; compare Hebrew qibbūṣ gathering

Word History and Origins

Origin of kibbutz¹

C20: from Modern Hebrew qibbūs: gathering, from Hebrew qibbūtz

Example Sentences

I was in Kfar Azza kibbutz when they were still recovering the bodies of dead Israelis, as soldiers checked buildings with bursts of gunfire.

From BBC

Stories included the testimonials of young people ambushed while they danced at the Nova Music Festival, survivors of a massacre in a kibbutz, grieving parents and rescuers.

From Los Angeles Times

The stage was adorned with items symbolising the attacks including burnt and broken cars from the Nova music festival; a child’s bicycle and swing set from the Be’eri kibbutz.

From BBC

People were slaughtered in their homes, kibbutzim obliterated, and many of those who survived were dragged as hostages into Gaza.

From Los Angeles Times

The kibbutz was a small community, with modest homes on an open-plan campus of lawns and neat gardens.

From BBC

Related Words

• commune