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kibbutz

kib·butz

UK/kɪˈbʊts/ US/kɪˈbuːts/ uncommon

noun

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

Origin

From Hebrew קִבּוּץ (kibúts), derived from the verb קָבַץ (kaváts, “to gather, collect, assemble”). Not related to kibitz.

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