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chadarim

[khuh-dah-rim]
noun Yiddish.
  1. plural of cheder.
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cheder

[khey-duh r; English khey-der, hey-]
noun, plural cha·da·rim [khuh-dah-rim] /xəˈdɑ rɪm/, English che·ders. Yiddish.
  1. heder.
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British Dictionary definitions for chadarim

cheder

heder

noun plural chadarim (xadaˈriːm) or English cheders Judaism
  1. (in Western countries) elementary religious education classes, usually outside normal school hours
  2. more traditionally, a full-time elementary religious school
  3. informal a place of corrective instruction; prison
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Word Origin for cheder

literally: room
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