מכּת־מדינה

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew. Literally, “plague country”.

Noun

מכּת־מדינה • (makes-medine) f

1. widespread epidemic

References

• Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “מכּת־מדינה”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN