Kibbutzim

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  kibbutz \kib*butz"\ (k[i^]b*b[oo^]ts; k[i^]b*b[=oo]ts), n.; pl.
     {Kibbutzim}. [Modern Hebrew kibbutz gathering.]
     an Israeli communal[2] form of agricultural settlement.
     Originally it was predominantly agricultural and practiced a
     very high level of sharing, including collective rearing of
     children. More recently (by 1998) industries have taken over


     a significant role in the Kibbutz economy, and the level of
     sharing has dropped significantly.
  
     Note: Of several Modern Hebrew words designating unique
           Israeli forms of agricultural settlement, only the word
           Kibbutz found its way into English. This may reflect
           the fact that the Kibbutzim, and only they, have long
           practiced hosting foreign volunteers from all over the
           world: youngsters who work on the Kibbutz not for a
           salary but for boarding and food. Many volunteers come
           from English speaking countries, and probably via them
           the word Kibbutz entered modern English dictionaries.
           [RP]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  kibbutz
       n : a collective farm or settlement owned by its members in
           modern Israel; children are reared collectively
       [also: {kibbutzim} (pl)]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  kibbutzim
       See {kibbutz}