yeshiva

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Definitions of yeshiva word

noun yeshiva an Orthodox Jewish school for the religious and secular education of children of elementary school age. 1
noun yeshiva an Orthodox Jewish school of higher instruction in Jewish learning, chiefly for students preparing to enter the rabbinate. 1
noun yeshiva An Orthodox Jewish college or seminary. 1
noun yeshiva Jewish school 1
noun yeshiva a traditional Jewish school devoted chiefly to the study of rabbinic literature and the Talmud 0
noun yeshiva a school run by Orthodox Jews for children of primary school age, providing both religious and secular instruction 0

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

1925-30; < Hebrew (post-Biblical) yəshībhāh literally, a sitting

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".