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Where does “מדינה” come from?

מדינה (Yiddish) comes from Hebrew מדינה, from Aramaic מְדִינְתָּא.

מדינה (Yiddish): country; Israel

Definitions

  1. country; Israel

Ancestry of “מדינה”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewמדינהstate; province, district
2Aramaicמְדִינְתָּא—

Words derived from “מדינה”

  • mediene
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