/ ˈdʒentaɪl; NAmE / (also Gentile ) noun
a person who is not Jewish
► gen·tile (also Gentile ) adjective [ only before noun ]
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Latin gentilis of a family or nation, of the same clan (used in the Vulgate to refer to non-Jews), from gens , gent- family, race, from the root of gignere beget.