a Jew of central or eastern European descent. More than 80 per cent of Jews today are Ashkenazim; they preserve Palestinian rather than Babylonian Jewish traditions and some still use Yiddish.
德系犹太人(中欧裔或东欧裔犹太人。今天80%的犹太人是德系犹太人;他们沿袭巴勒斯坦犹太人而非巴比伦犹太人的传统,现仍有部分人使用意第绪语)。比较
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