moshav
Americannoun
plural
moshavimnoun
Etymology
Origin of moshav
1930–35; < Mod Hebrew moshav, Hebrew mōshābh dwelling
Example Sentences
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Based on a moshav, or collective farm, in central Israel, Mr Sade is the founder of tech firm BloomX.
From BBC • Sep. 24, 2023
The book was animated by stories his grandmother had told him about her life on a moshav, or cooperative farming community, in the decades before Israel became an independent state.
From Washington Post • Apr. 19, 2023
In 1968 he traveled to Israel to study the moshav, or collective farm, movement.
From New York Times • Oct. 15, 2022
The moshav provides 7% of all the eggs consumed in Israel.
From BBC • Dec. 28, 2021
When he was seven, his Russian émigré parents moved the family to a moshav, a cooperative farm where, unlike a kibbutz, the members own their land.
From Time Magazine Archive
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