Jewish
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, or characteristic of the Jews or Judaism.
Jewish customs.
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Informal. Yiddish.
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Etymology
Origin of Jewish
1540–50; Jew + -ish 1; compare Old English iudēisc < Late Latin iudē ( us ) Jew + Old English -isc -ish 1
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In the 1938 municipal elections, she writes, the Bund was “the most popular Jewish party in Poland,” gaining 16 of the 19 seats won by Jewish parties on Warsaw’s city council.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
It helped him take a lead over 12 other Democrats in a district with many different demographics, including a strong Jewish base.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
The Bundists were secular Jewish socialists who opposed emigration to Palestine in favor of “hereness” in the Russian empire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Admittedly unfamiliar with Armenian food or basturma, Gaines compared the brisket sandwich to a pastrami-and-pickle sandwich at a Jewish deli.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
I was thirteen and didn’t know a foul ball from a fastball, but the Tigers were in town and the moment I heard they had a Jewish slugger called Hank Greenberg, I was hooked.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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