The definition of kibbutz

kib·butz /kɪˈbʊts, -ˈbuts/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[ki-boots, -boots] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun, plural -but·zim /-bʊtˈsim/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[-boot-seem] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation. (in Israel) a community settlement, usually agricultural, organized under collectivist principles.


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[Origin: 1930–35; < ModHeb kibuṣ; cf. Heb qibbūṣ gathering]
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