Definition of Moshav

1. Noun. A cooperative Israeli village or settlement comprised of small farms.

Generic synonyms: Settlement, Small Town, Village
Geographical relationships: Israel, Sion, State Of Israel, Yisrael, Zion

Definition of Moshav

1. Noun. An Israeli town or settlement, in particular a type of cooperative agricultural community of individual farms pioneered by the (w Labour Zionist)s during the second aliyah. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Moshav

1. a cooperative settlement of small farms in Israel [n -SHAVIM]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Moshav

moschatel
moschatels
moschelite
moschellandsbergite
moschine
moschus
mose
mosed
mosey
moseyed
moseying
moseys
mosh
mosh pit
mosh pits
moshav (current term)
moshava
moshavim
moshavnik
moshavniks
moshavot
moshavs
moshed
mosher
moshers
moshes
moshing
moshings
moshpit
moshpits

Literary usage of Moshav

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. American Jewish Year Book by American Jewish Committee, Jewish Publication Society of America (1907)
"•Shomer Israel. Org. 1904. CHAR rims Daughters of Israel. Sec moshav ... Pres., Barnet Hoffman, 7 West. Hebrew Home for the Aged. See moshav ..."

2. Programming Opportunities for Students Gifted & Talented in the Visual Arts by Gilbert A. Clark, Enid Zimmerman (1994)
"A third child grew up on a moshav, an industrial cooperative settlement in Israel, and, when in high school, was considering a vocation in the arts. ..."

3. Briefs on the Law of Insurance by Roger William Cooley, Lawrence Vold (1919)
"... of the beneficiary is set up by the society, and this notwithstanding the acceptance of dues and assessments from such unlawful beneficiary (Beth moshav ..."

4. L.R.A. as Authorities: Including the Citations of Each Case as Precedent, (1 by Lawyers' reports annotated, United States Supreme Court (1913)
"App. 484, holding that the statutes under which a fraternal insurance society is organized are a part of the charter of the society; Beth moshav ..."

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