JEW


Meaning of JEW in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈjü ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ju, jeu, from Latin Judaeus, from Greek Ioudaios, from Hebrew Yĕhūdhī, from Yĕhūdhāh Judah, Jewish kingdom

Date: 13th century

1.

a. : a member of the tribe of Judah

b. : Israelite

2. : a member of a nation existing in Palestine from the sixth century B.C. to the first century A.D.

3. : a person belonging to a continuation through descent or conversion of the ancient Jewish people

4. : one whose religion is Judaism

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