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Beta Israel
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English
Etymology
From en gez ቤተ እስራኤል House of Israel Israelites.
Proper noun
Beta Israel
A Jewish diaspora group that lived for thousands of years in the territory of the Kingdom of Aksum and its successor the Ethiopian Empire; they mostly emigrated to the State of Israel after its foundation in 1948.
Derived terms
en Beta Israelite
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