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

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

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

He had separately called for such protests to be postponed after the terror attack at a synagogue in Manchester last week, which killed two Jewish people - urging demonstrators to "respect the grief of British Jews".

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That has brought a flood of new faces to the crowded Midtown block that holds roughly 2,600 businesses, many owned by members of New York’s Orthodox Jewish community.

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Hegseth was referring to enlisted personnel who have been allowed waivers for religious or medical purposes, such as Orthodox Jewish, Sikh or Muslim personnel.

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He said he was concerned about antisemitism on campuses and warned universities the OfS was "prepared to act" if Jewish students were not protected.

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“For members of the Jewish public to attack a senior politician on live TV—I’m telling you, it’s unprecedented in British Jewish history.”

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