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chadarim

[khuh-dah-rim]
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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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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

literally: room
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