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kibbutz

American  
[ki-boots, -boots] / kɪˈbʊts, -ˈbuts /

noun

plural

kibbutzim

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

kibbutz British  
/ kɪˈbʊts /

noun

  1. a collective agricultural settlement in modern Israel, owned and administered communally by its members and on which children are reared collectively

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kibbutz Cultural  

  1. 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.

Etymology

Origin of kibbutz

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

Example Sentences

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In April, the kibbutz opened a new neighbourhood of 16 housing units earmarked for younger people, to replace the old youth quarter destroyed in the attack.

From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025

According to the Hostages Families Forum, he "fled to a shelter in the kibbutz with other foreign students, deflected a live grenade with his bare hands, and through his bravery saved many lives".

From BBC • Oct. 14, 2025

Jonathan Kaneh, 46, who owned a polymer factory in the kibbutz of Orim, saw in the release a more somber moment.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2025

Cunio’s homecoming will be bittersweet for Nir Oz, ending a two-year nightmare but emphasizing how many others will never see the kibbutz again.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 12, 2025

In the distance ahead, we see the gate to the kibbutz.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper

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