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Definition of aşkenaz in Turkish English dictionary
- ashkenazi
- Term for Jews of Northern and Eastern European ancestry and who generally follow the customs originating in medieval German Judaism, in contradistinction to Sephardic Judaism, which has its distinctive roots in Spain and the Mediterranean Originally the designation Ashkenaz referred to a people and country bordering on Armenia and the upper Euphrates; in medieval times, it came to refer to the Jewish area of settlement in NW Europe (Northern France and Western Germany) By extension, it now refers to Jews of Northern and Eastern European background (incl Russia) with their distinctive liturgical practices or religious customs While a numerical minority worldwide, Ashkenazim hold the most sway in the dealings of American Judaism (see also Sephardi)
- Referring to Jews of Central and Eastern European origin
- a Jew of eastern European or German descent
- Jewish person of Eastern European descent See also Sephardi
- Jew with roots traced to northern and eastern Europe, primarily from regions in modern day Germany, Poland and Russia