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LUBAVITCH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A large missionary Hasidic movement known for their hospitality, technological expertise, optimism and emphasis on religious study
Synonyms:
Chabad; Chabad-Lubavitch; Lubavitch; Lubavitch movement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("Lubavitch" is a kind of...):
religious movement (a movement intended to bring about religious reforms)
Meronyms (members of "Lubavitch"):
Lubavitcher (a member of the Lubavitch movement; a follower of Chabad Hasidism)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A town in Belarus that was the center of the Chabad movement for a brief period during the 19th century
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
town (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city)
Holonyms ("Lubavitch" is a part of...):
Belarus; Belorussia; Byelarus; Byelorussia; Republic of Belarus; White Russia (a landlocked republic in eastern Europe; formerly a European soviet)
