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This is a list of words that have entered the English language from the Yiddish language, many of them by way of American English.There are differing approaches to the romanization of Yiddish orthography (which uses the Hebrew alphabet); thus, the spelling of some of the words in this list may be variable (for example, shlep is a variant of schlep, and shnozz, schnoz).
Kish District, an administrative subdivision; Kish Rural District, an administrative subdivision; Kish (Sumer), an ancient city now in Iraq Kish civilization, an ancient Mesopotamian culture; Kish Bank, off the coast of Dublin, Ireland; Kishacoquillas Valley, or Kish Valley, Pennsylvania, U.S. Kish, historic name of Shahrisabz, Uzbekistan
Mir Munshi, from the Arabic Amir-i-Munshi, 'commander of the secretaries', is the Chief Secretary of the Foreign Office. Mir Umrao , from the Arabic Amir ul-Umara , 'commander of commanders': a senior military officer ranking below a Sardar and charged with the command of a fort and surrounding territories, the training and equipment of ...
Gilbert Flores/PictureGroup for National Geographic/Shutterstock Top Chef has found its new host — former champion Kristen Kish — after Padma Lakshmi exited the series after 20 seasons.
Kish (Sumerian: Kiš; transliteration: Kiš ki; cuneiform: 𒆧𒆠; [1] Akkadian: Kiššatu, [2] near modern Tell al-Uhaymir) is an important archaeological site in Babil Governorate , located 80 km (50 mi) south of Baghdad and 12 km (7.5 mi) east of the ancient city of Babylon. The Ubaid period site of Ras al-Amiyah is 8 km (5.0 mi) away.
Wilford, a Persian cat once described by his shelter as “friendly but not cuddly,” has decided to rewrite his reputation. In the now-viral video, the rescue cat is seen slowly burrowing into ...
CAIRO/GAZA (Reuters) -On foot or riding rickshaws, many Palestinians exhausted by war in Gaza began returning to the ruins of their homes on the third day of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas ...
Historically known as Kesh or Kish, Shahrisabz was once a major city of Central Asia and was an important urban center of Sogdiana, a province of the Achaemenid Empire of Persia. It is primarily known today as the birthplace of 14th-century Turco-Mongol conqueror Timur .