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he•der
(кнā′dər; Eng. кнā′dər, -hā′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. ha•da•rim (кнə dä′rim),USA pronunciation Eng. he•ders. [Yiddish.]
- Judaism(esp. in Europe) a private Jewish elementary school for teaching children Hebrew, Bible, and the fundamentals of Judaism.
- Judaism(in the U.S.) See Talmud Torah (def. 2).
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