moshav

[moh-shahv]

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noun, plural mo·sha·vim

[moh-shah-veem] /ˌmoʊ ʃɑˈvim/.

a cooperative community in Israel made up of small farm units.

Compare kibbutz.

Origin of moshav

1930–35; < Mod Hebrew moshav, Hebrew mōshābh dwelling

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British Dictionary definitions for moshav

moshav

noun plural -shavim (-ʃaˈvim)

a cooperative settlement in Israel, consisting of a number of small farms

Word Origin

C20: from Hebrew mōshābh a dwelling

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The company, A. B. Planners, won the tender to build the moshav with at a cost of $400 million.

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