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Noun: yeshiva (yeshivas,yeshivot)  yu'shee-vu
  1. An academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts (primarily the Talmud)
    "He spent years studying at a yeshiva in Jerusalem";
    - yeshivah

Derived forms: yeshivas

Type of: academy

Encyclopedia: Yeshiva