moshav ovdim

noun

moshav ov·​dim

-ōvˈdēm

plural moshvei ovdim

mōshˈvā-

: a workers' settlement of small holders in Israel with independent but cooperatively worked farm units

Word History

Etymology

New Hebrew mōshābh ʽobhĕdhīm, literally, settlement of workers

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