Definitions
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- proper noun A Turkic language, with Hebrew influences, spoken in Lithuania, Poland, the Crimea and the Ukraine.
- noun A member of a Turkic ethnic group which traditionally spoke this language.
- noun Collective plural of
Karaim . - noun rare A
Karaite (especially a Crimean, Turkic one).
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Examples
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This dish is traditional for the Jewish Karaim community in Trakai.
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Long ago I wished to find you and talk with you, and tell you that although you are a grandson of a rich merchant and I am a grand-daughter of a poor Karaim, who makes baskets, yet we are equal in the eyes of the Eternal, and it is permitted to me to raise my eyes to you and looking on your light, to be happy. "
An Obscure Apostle A Dramatic Story Eliza Orzeszkowa 1876
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