kibbutz
noun/kɪˈbʊts/
/kɪˈbʊts/
(plural kibbutzim
/ˌkɪbʊtˈsiːm/
/ˌkɪbʊtˈsiːm/
)- (in Israel) a type of farm or factory where a group of people live together and share all the work, decisions and incomeWord Origin1930s: from modern Hebrew qibbūṣ ‘gathering’.
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