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

/ ˈdʒuːɪʃ /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Jews

noun

1. a less common word for Yiddish

Other Word Forms

• Jewishly adverb
• anti-Jewish adjective
• half-Jewish adjective
• non-Jewish adjective
• pre-Jewish adjective
• pro-Jewish adjective
• Jewishness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Jewish¹

1540–50; Jew + -ish ¹; compare Old English iudēisc < Late Latin iudē ( us ) Jew + Old English -isc -ish ¹

Example Sentences

Hundreds of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jewish Israelis are taking part in a protest in Jerusalem against changes to a legal exemption for religious students from conscription in the military.

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Arizona’s Jewish fraternity was also vandalized in April with graffiti asking “Which side of History will you be on?”

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Roth, in Mr. Zipperstein’s telling, probed Jewish life—and its collision with American ambition—with more fidelity than any rabbinic sermon could offer.

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Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men rallied in Jerusalem on Thursday to protest against military conscription for their community, an issue that has caused major strain in Israel's right-wing ruling coalition.

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The New York native, a descendant of Jewish immigrants from Poland and Ukraine, had spent 16 years running the Discovery cable channel group, a respectable business, but one that lacked Hollywood flash.

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