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Definition of Yishuv in English:

Yishuv

proper noun

  • The Jewish community or settlement in Palestine during the 19th century and until the formation of the state of Israel in 1948.

Origin

From Hebrew yiššūḇ ‘settlement’.

Pronunciation

Yishuv

/jɪˈʃuːv/ /ˈjɪʃʊv/