HyperDic: yeshiva

English > 1 sense of the word *yeshiva*:
NOUN	group	yeshiva, yeshivah	an academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts (primarily the Talmud)

yeshiva > pronunciation
Sounds	yihshiy'vah
Rhymes	Casanova ... viva: 31 rhymes with vah...

English > *yeshiva*: 1 sense > noun 1, group
Meaning	An academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts (primarily the Talmud).
Synonym	yeshivah
Broader	academy	A school for special training
Spanish	yeshivá
Catalan	ieixiva