moshav

noun
mo·​shav | \ mō-ˈshäv How to pronounce moshav (audio) \
plural moshavim\ ˌmō-​shə-​ˈvēm How to pronounce moshavim (audio) \

Definition of moshav

: a cooperative settlement of small individual farms in Israel — compare kibbutz

Examples of moshav in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Call the restaurant moshav (Israeli cooperative farm) to table. Gabriella Gershenson, New York Times, "Tel Aviv Restaurant With Local Ingredients, Global Influences," 31 Mar. 2017

First Known Use of moshav

1927, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for moshav

Modern Hebrew mōshābh, from Hebrew, dwelling

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