Jew
/dʒuː/
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Definition of Jew - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
religionperson who follows the religion of Judaism
  • She is a Jew who attends synagogue regularly.
2.
ethnic or culturalperson belonging to the Jewish people or culture
  • He is a Jew by both heritage and tradition.
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Expressions with Jew

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hostile actions against Jewish people
The rally was criticized for its Jew-baiting.
small instrument with a plucked metal tongue
She played a tune on the Jew's harp.
person who is not Jewish
His best friend is a non-Jew..
person who travels without settling down
He lived like a wandering Jew, moving from city to city..
considered extremely valuable or precious
This antique vase is worth a Jew's eye.

Origin of Jew

Hebrew, Yehudi (from the tribe of Judah)

Terms with Jew included in their meaning

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Jew's harp
small lyre-shaped instrument played by plucking
Hellenist
Jew who spoke Greek
history
Sephardi Jew secretly practicing Judaism in Iberia
disparaging
derogatory term for a Jew converting to Christianity
heroic individual
non-Jew who saved Jews during the Holocaust
culture
Jew of Iberian ancestry speaking Ladino
ethnicity
Jew of Spanish Portuguese or North African descent
religious text
book of the Apocrypha about a pious Jew

Examples of Jew in a sentence

  • The Jew shared his cultural traditions with the class.
  • My neighbor is a Jew from Warsaw.
  • The community center welcomed every Jew in town.

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  1. French:Juif, Juive, ...
  2. German:Jude, Jüdin, ...
  3. Italian:ebreo, ebrea, ...
  4. Spanish:judío, ...
  5. Portuguese:judeu, judia, ...
  6. Chinese:犹太人, ...
  7. Japanese:ユダヤ教徒, ユダヤ人, ...
  8. Arabic:يَهُودِي, ...
  9. Hebrew:יְהוּדִי, ...
  10. Russian:еврей, ...
  11. Ukrainian:єврей, юдей, ...
  12. Hindi:यहूदी, यहूदी व्यक्ति, ...
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