moshava

noun

mo·​sha·​va

ˌmōshəˈvä

plural moshavoth or moshavot

-vōt(h)

: a settlement or colony of independent farmers in Israel who own and work their own land

Word History

Etymology

New Hebrew mōshābhāh, feminine of mōshābh

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