51Թ

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Jewish

[ joo-ish ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the Jews or Judaism:

    Jewish customs.

  2. Informal. Yiddish.


noun

  1. Informal. Yiddish.

Jewish

/ ˈːɪʃ /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Jews
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a less common word for Yiddish
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈɾԱ, noun
  • ˈɾ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • i· adverb
  • t-i adjective
  • 󲹱-i adjective
  • ԴDz-i adjective
  • -i adjective
  • -i adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Jewish1

1540–50; Jew + -ish 1; compare Old English ܻŧ < Late Latin ܻŧ ( us ) Jew + Old English -isc -ish 1
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Example Sentences

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They see the new offensive as another step towards expelling Palestinians from Gaza and replacing them with Jewish settlers.

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Truman was deeply moved by the plight of Jewish survivors of the Holocaust stranded in displaced persons camps in Europe.

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Matthew D. Taylor is a senior scholar at the Institute for Islamic, Christian, & Jewish Studies.

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Braun was expelled from the Polish parliament in 2023 for putting out candles during the Jewish festival of Hanukkah with a fire extinguisher.

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Dr Garber, who is Jewish, last month wrote in a letter to students that he had personally "experienced antisemitism directly, even while serving as president".

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