Definition of 'Jew'
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Jew in American English
noun
Hebrew2.
a person whose religion is Judaism
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Word origin
ME < OFr Giu, Juiu < L Judaeus < Gr Ioudaios < Heb yehūdī, member of the tribe or kingdom of Judah: see JudahWord Frequency
Jew in American English
(dʒuː)
noun
1.
2.
a person whose religion is Judaism
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Word origin
[1125–75; ME jewe, giu, gyu, ju ‹ OF juiu, juieu, gyu ‹ LL judēus, L jūdaeus ‹ Gk ioudaîos ‹ Aram yehūdāi ‹ Heb Yəhūdhī, deriv. of Yəhūdhāh judah; r. OE iūdēas Jews ‹ LL jūdē(us) + OE -as pl. ending]Word Frequency
Jew. in American English
abbreviation
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British English: Jew
/dʒuː/ NOUN
A Jew is a person who believes in and practises the religion of Judaism.
- American English: Jew /dˈʒu/
- Arabic: يَهُودِيٌّ
- Brazilian Portuguese: judeu
- Chinese: 犹太人
- Croatian: Židov
- Czech: Žid
- Danish: jøde
- Dutch: jood
- European Spanish: judío
- Finnish: juutalainen henkilö
- French: Juif
- German: Jude
- Greek: Εβραίος
- Italian: ebreo
- Japanese: ユダヤ人
- Korean: 유태인
- Norwegian: jøde
- Polish: Żyd
- European Portuguese: judeu
- Romanian: evreu
- Russian: иудаист
- Latin American Spanish: judío
- Swedish: jude
- Thai: ชาวยิว, ผู้นับถือศาสนายิว
- Turkish: Yahudi
- Ukrainian: іудей
- Vietnamese: người Do thái
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