Ashkenazi

noun

plural Ashkenazim ˌäsh-kə-ˈnä-zəm How to pronounce Ashkenazi (audio)
ˌash-kə-ˈna-
: a member of one of the two great divisions of Jews comprising the eastern European Yiddish-speaking Jews compare sephardi
Ashkenazic
ˌäsh-kə-ˈnä-zik How to pronounce Ashkenazi (audio)
ˌash-kə-ˈna-
adjective

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Google's cloud unit, which houses most of its AI products and services, saw its backlog surge 55% sequentially and more than double year-over-year, reaching $240 billion at the end of the fourth quarter, Alphabet finance chief Anat Ashkenazi told analysts on a call Wednesday. Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2026 About 40% of the company’s technical infrastructure investments were tied to data centers and networking equipment, while 60% were tied to servers, said Anat Ashkenazi, Google’s chief financial officer, on a conference call to discuss earnings. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026 According to Ashkenazi, the majority of Alphabet’s capex spend was invested in technical infrastructure, with about 60% going to servers and 40% to data centers and networking equipment. Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026 Currently in production, the film’s most recent screenplay draft was penned by Jenny Taylor-Whitehorn, adapted from a script by Allie Avital & Alia Azamat Ashkenazi and based on a story and character by Peltz Beckham. Matt Grobar, Deadline, 14 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for Ashkenazi

Word History

Etymology

Late Hebrew Ashkĕnāzī, from Ashkĕnāz, medieval rabbinical name for Germany

First Known Use

1737, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Ashkenazi was in 1737

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“Ashkenazi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Ashkenazi. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.

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