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Definitions for kibbutzkɪˈbʊts, -ˈbuts; -bʊtˈsim

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

kib•butzkɪˈbʊts, -ˈbuts; -bʊtˈsim(n.)(pl.)-but•zim

  1. (in Israel) a community settlement, usu. agricultural, organized under collectivist principles.

    Category: Judaism

Origin of kibbutz:

1930–35; < ModHeb kibuṣ; cf. Heb qibbūṣ gathering

Princeton's WordNet

  1. kibbutz(noun)

    a collective farm or settlement owned by its members in modern Israel; children are reared collectively

Wiktionary

  1. kibbutz(Noun)

    A community, usually a village, based on a high level of social and economical sharing, equality, direct democracy and tight social relations.

    2. Origin: From קיבוץ, derived from the radix קבץ.

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