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Hasmonean

American  
[haz-muh-nee-uhn] / ˌhæz məˈni ən /
Also Hasmonaean

noun

  1. a member of a priestly family of Jewish rulers and leaders in Judea in the 1st and 2nd centuries b.c.

Etymology

Origin of Hasmonean

First recorded in 1610–20; variant (with h-, from Hebrew kh- ) of Asmonean, from Late Latin Asmōnae(us) of Hasmōn (from Greek Asmṓnaios ) + -an

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