kibbutz

From Hebrew קִבּוּץ (kibúts), derived from the verb קָבַץ (kaváts, “to gather, collect, assemble”).

• IPA^(key): /kɪˈbʊts/, /kɪˈbuːts/

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• Rhymes: -ʊts, -uːts

kibbutz (plural kibbutzim or kibbutzes)

1. A community, usually an agricultural one in Israel, based on a high level of social and economical sharing, equality, direct democracy and tight social relations.

• kibbutznik

Unadapted borrowing from Hebrew קִבּוּץ (kibúts), derived from the root קָבַץ (kaváts, “to gather, collect, assemble”).

kibbutz (first-person possessive kibbutzku, second-person possessive kibbutzmu, third-person possessive kibbutznya)

1. kibbutz: a community, usually an agricultural one in Israel, based on a high level of social and economical sharing, equality, direct democracy and tight social relations.

• “kibbutz” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

kibbutz m (plural kibbutzim or (less common) kibbutz)

1. Alternative spelling of kibutz

Borrowed from French kibboutz.

kibbutz n (plural kibbutzuri)

1. kibbutz

kibbutz m (plural kibbutz)

1. kibbutz