YIVO

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish ייִוואָ (yivo), acronym of ייִדישער וויסנשאַפֿטלעכער אינסטיטוט (yidisher visnshaftlekher institut, “Jewish Scientific Institute”).

Proper noun

YIVO

  1. Institute for Jewish Research

Translations

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