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Jewish

je·wish

UK/ˈd͡ʒuː.ɪʃ/ US/ˈdʒuɪʃ/ common informal

adjective

1.

of or relating to Jews or their culture or religion

  • “He is Jewish”
  • “a Jewish wedding”
Synonyms

Origin

From Jew + -ish. Compare Middle English Judewissh (“Jewish”), Old English Iūdēisċ (“Jewish”), Dutch joodsch, joods (“Jewish”), German jüdisch (“Jewish”), Danish jødisk (“Jewish”), Swedish judisk (“Jewish”), Gothic 𐌾𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃 (judaiwisks, “Jewish”). See also Yiddish.

Phrases

  • is the Pope Jewish
  • Jewish Alps
  • Jewish Autonomous Oblast
  • Jewish Babylonian Aramaic
  • Jewish badge
  • Jewish Bible
  • Jewish Bolshevism
  • Jewish calendar

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