מוסד

Hebrew

Noun

מוֹסָד • (mosád) m (plural indefinite מוֹסָדוֹת‎, singular construct מוסד־, plural construct מוסדות־‎)

  1. An institute, institution, association.
    ‏מוסדות אקדמיים‎ ― mosadót akadémiyim ― academic institutions
    ‏מוסדות לימוד‎ ― mosadót-limúd ― institutions of learning

Usage notes
  • מוסד (mosád) is frequently used in the names of specific institutions, and may be used as a shorthand for any of these. In particular, it is frequently used as a shorthand for המוסד למודיעין ולתפקידים מיוחדים‎ (hamosád l'modi'ín ul'tafkidím m'yukhadím, “the Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations”), known in English as the Mossad.
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