"Knesset" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /kəˈnɛsət/, /kəˈnɛsɛt/, /ˈknɛsɛt/ (note: Hebraized), /ˈnɛsət/ [rare], /ˈnɛsɛt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-JutishMale-Knesset.wav
Etymology: Borrowed from Hebrew כְּנֶסֶת (k'néset, literally “assembly”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|he|כְּנֶסֶת|lit=assembly|tr=k'néset}} Hebrew כְּנֶסֶת (k'néset, literally “assembly”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Knesset
  1. The Israeli parliament, located in Jerusalem. Wikipedia link: Knesset Categories (topical): Politics Categories (place): Israel Translations (the Israeli parliament): اَلْكْنِيسِت (al-knīsit) [masculine] (Arabic), Քնեսեթ (Kʻnesetʻ) (Armenian), 以色列國會 (Chinese Mandarin), 以色列国会 (Yǐsèliè guóhuì) (Chinese Mandarin), knesset (Finnish), Knesset [feminine] (French), Knesset [feminine] (German), כנסת (k'néset) (Hebrew), क्नेसेट (kneseṭ) (Hindi), クネセト (kuneseto) (Japanese), کنست (kneset) (Persian), Kneset [masculine] (Polish), Кне́ссет (Knɛ́ssɛt) [masculine] (Russian), кне́ссет (knɛ́ssɛt) [masculine] (Russian)
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