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kibbutz
[ ki-boots, -boots ]
/ kɪˈbʊts, -ˈbuts /
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noun, plural kib·but·zim [ki-boot-seem]. /kɪ bʊtˈsim/.
(in Israel) a community settlement, usually agricultural, organized under collectivist principles.
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Origin of kibbutz
1930–35; <Modern Hebrew kibuṣ; compare Hebrew qibbūṣ gathering
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH kibbutz
kibbutz , kibitzWords nearby kibbutz
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British Dictionary definitions for kibbutz
kibbutz
/ (kɪˈbʊts) /
noun plural kibbutzim (ˌkɪbʊtˈsiːm)
a collective agricultural settlement in modern Israel, owned and administered communally by its members and on which children are reared collectively
Word Origin for kibbutz
C20: from Modern Hebrew qibbūs: gathering, from Hebrew qibbūtz
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Cultural definitions for kibbutz
kibbutz
[ (ki-boots) ]
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.
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