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Definition:
The word Yiddish comes from the Middle High German term for Jewish, and is the
language of Ashkenazic Jews who lived in German-speaking areas of Europe. Although
written with the Hebrew alphabet, is a fusion of elements derived principally from
medieval German dialects and secondarily from Hebrew and Aramaic, various Slavic
languages, and Old French and Old Italian. Before the Holocaust it is estimated that
there were around eleven million people who spoke Yiddish; today that number is
much, much smaller.
Also Known As: none
Alternate Spellings: none
Common Misspellings: none
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