Knesset

Knesset

See also: knesset

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew כְּנֶסֶת‎ (k'néset).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈknɛsɛt/, /kəˈnɛsɛt/, /ˈnɛsɛt/

Proper noun

Knesset

1. The Israeli parliament, located in Jerusalem.

Translations

the Israeli parliament

Arabic: اَلْكْنِيسِت‎ m (al-knīsit) Armenian: Քնեսեթ (Kʿnesetʿ) Chinese: Mandarin: 以色列國會／以色列国会 (Yǐsèliè guóhuì) Finnish: knesset (fi) French: Knesset (fr) m German: Knesset (de) f, Knesseth (de) f Hebrew: כנסת‎ (he) (k'néset) Hindi: क्नेसेट (kneseṭ) Japanese: クネセト (kuneseto) Persian: کنست‎ (kneset) Polish: Kneset (pl) m Russian: Кне́ссет m (Knɛ́ssɛt), кне́ссет (ru) m (knɛ́ssɛt)

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Italian

Alternative forms

• knesset

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew כְּנֶסֶת‎ (k'néset).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈknɛs.set/[1]
• Rhymes: -ɛsset
• Hyphenation: Knès‧set

Proper noun

Knesset f (uncountable)

1. the Knesset

References

1. Knesset in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading

• knesset in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana