kibbutz
noun
kib·butz
| \ ki-ˈbu̇ts
, -ˈbüts
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, -ˈbüts
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plural kibbutzim\ ki-ˌbu̇t-ˈsēm
, -ˌbüt- \
, -ˌbüt- \
Definition of kibbutz
: a communal farm or settlement in Israel
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What Dan Senor and Saul Singer called Start-up Nation has to a great extent replaced the Israel of labor, cartel, and kibbutz. — Matthew Continetti, National Review, "Benjamin Netanyahu: Israel’s Longest-Serving Prime Minister," 20 July 2019 On Sunday, after several upbeat days hiking in the Galilee, learning about the kibbutz movement and bonding over buffets and Israeli pop songs, the J Street cohort took a sharp left turn into territory where Birthright does not go. — David M. Halbfinger, New York Times, "Touring the Israeli Occupation: Young U.S. Jews Get an Unflinching View," 10 July 2019 But the kibbutz depends for its existence on men like him. — Amos Oz, Harper's magazine, "Setting the World to Rights," 10 Apr. 2019 The setting is an intentional community — a socially progressive farming commune, like a hippie kibbutz — in the lazy summer days of December 1990 (Southern hemisphere, folks). — Kerry Lengel, azcentral, "‘Too Late to Die Young’ is the first film of 2019 to get 5 stars from azcentral," 11 July 2019 At night a thick smell filled his bachelor’s room on the edge of the kibbutz. — Amos Oz, Harper's magazine, "Setting the World to Rights," 10 Apr. 2019 When Marc, an Israeli transplant in Los Angeles, is implicated in a laundering scheme, the Solomons back on a Jordan River Valley kibbutz must try to make sense of the news. — Joumana Khatib, New York Times, "New in Paperback: ‘The Ministry of Utmost Happiness,’ ‘Where the Water Goes’," 11 May 2018 Ofri Cohen, a kibbutz nurse by day and an Instagram influencer by night (handle: @spotlighttime), sent a photo of one of Avnet’s dresses to Beyoncé’s stylist via DM, and a few months later Queen B wore it on tour. — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, "At Tel Aviv Fashion Week: Celeb-Beloved Designers, Young Talents, and Diverse Runways," 21 Mar. 2019 The official spoke to reporters at a kindergarten in a kibbutz that was struck by shelling a day earlier. — Dov Lieber, WSJ, "Hamas Declares Cease-Fire With Israel After Intense Fighting," 30 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'kibbutz.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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kibbutz
noun
English Language Learners Definition of kibbutz
: a farm in Israel on which a group of people live and work together
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