kibbutz

[ki-boo ts, -boots]

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noun, plural kib·but·zim [ki-boo t-seem] /kɪ bʊtˈsim/.

(in Israel) a community settlement, usually agricultural, organized under collectivist principles.

Origin of kibbutz

1930–35; < Modern Hebrew kibuṣ; compare Hebrew qibbūṣ gathering

Can be confusedkibbutz kibitz

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Related Words for kibbutz

commune, farm, collective, settlement, hora

Examples from the Web for kibbutz

Contemporary Examples of kibbutz

Marzipan Flowers tells the story of Hadas Regal, a 48-year-old woman living on a kibbutz in southern Israel.
Trans in the Holy Land: ‘Marzipan Flowers,’ Tal Kallai, and the Shattering of Israel’s LGBT Taboos
Itay Hod
November 4, 2014
On Thursday, the Israel Defense Forces thwarted an attack of 13 Palestinian gunmen who emerged near Kibbutz Sufa near the border.
Israel Says It Invaded Gaza Over Tunnels Like These
Eli Lake
July 18, 2014
British soldiers occasionally came to the kibbutz, but enough advance warning kept suspicions low.
Israel Had a Secret, Underground Bullet Factory
Nina Strochlic
July 18, 2014
Yarden was on her way home from school when a Qassam hit their kibbutz, landing less than 100 feet away.
The Israeli App Red Alert Saves Lives—but It Just Might Drive You Nuts
Itay Hod
July 15, 2014
The kibbutz elite was replaced by several new elites, but the settlers were the first to claim the mantle as heirs.
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Don Futterman
October 8, 2013

British Dictionary definitions for kibbutz

kibbutz

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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Word Origin and History for kibbutz

"Israeli collective settlement," 1931, from Modern Hebrew qibbus "gathering," earlier "a gathering together," verbal noun from root of qibbetz "he gathered together." Plural is kibbutzim. Related to Arabic quabada "he grasped, seized."

kibbutz in Culture

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.