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kippa

British  
/ kiˈpa /

noun

  1. Judaism a skullcap worn by orthodox male Jews at all times and by others for prayer, esp a crocheted one worn by those with a specifically religious Zionist affiliation

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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For most of my adult life, I have worn a kippa, an indication of being an Orthodox Jew.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025

It has been updating the law over the years to reflect its changing population, which now includes the Muslim headscarf and Jewish kippa, but abayas have not been banned outright.

From BBC • Aug. 27, 2023

Wearing a sequined kippa and a ribbon pinned to her chest in the blue and yellow of Ukraine’s flag, Gris said that she never experienced anti-Semitism in her 22 years of living in Ukraine.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 12, 2022

“Wear your kippa. Wear your friend’s kippa. Borrow a kippa and wear it for our Jewish neighbors. Educate people that we are a diverse society.”

From Slate • May 26, 2019

Jamieson derives the word from Su.-G. kippa, to take anything violently.

From The Lay of Havelok the Dane by Unknown

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