landsmanshaft

noun

lands·​man·​shaft

ˈläntsmənˌshäft

plural landsmanshaften

-ftən

: a Jewish association of landsleit organized especially for social and philanthropic purposes

Word History

Etymology

Yiddish, from German landsmannschaft association of compatriots, from landsmann compatriot (from Middle High German lantsman) + -schaft (from Old High German scaf- ship)

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