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DictionarykibbutzCommunal settlement
noun

kibbutz

ki-BUTS/kɪˈbʊts/

A communal settlement in Israel, traditionally based on farming.

Residents of the kibbutz bring their shared harvest to a communal meal.

An Israeli kibbutz shown as a compact communal farming settlement: residents bring a shared vegetable harvest from adjacent cultivated rows to a common dining table, with matching modest homes nearby and a small Israeli flag establishing the country.
Etymology
kibbutzModern Hebrewgathering

The Hebrew noun means “gathering” or “a gathering together.” In the settlement sense, what is gathered is a community living and working collectively.

In context

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More examples

  • Members of the kibbutz shared agricultural work.
  • The kibbutz operated a dairy farm.
  • Visitors ate in the kibbutz dining hall.

Forms

kibbutz · kibbutzim · kibbutzes

Similar words

moshav
A moshav generally combines individual family farms with cooperative arrangements; a kibbutz traditionally organized production communally.
commune
Commune is broader; kibbutz identifies a particular Israeli settlement tradition.