Jewry
[ joo-ree ]
/ ˈdʒu ri /
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noun, plural Jew·ries.
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Jewry
/ (ˈdʒʊərɪ) /
noun plural -ries
- Jews collectively
- the Jewish religion or culture
archaic (sometimes found in street names in England) a quarter of a town inhabited by Jews
the Jewry (in some anti-semitic literature) the Jews conceived of as an organized force seeking world domination
archaic the land of Judaea
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