Definitions for jewishˈdʒu ɪʃ

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

Jew•ishˈdʒu ɪʃ(adj.)

  1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Jews or Judaism.

    Category: Peoples, Judaism

  2. (n.)Informal. Yiddish.

    Category: Peoples, Judaism

Origin of Jewish:

1540–50

Jew′ish•ness(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Jewish, Judaic(adj)

    of or relating to Jews or their culture or religion

    "He is Jewish"; "a Jewish wedding"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. Jewish(adjective)ˈdʒu ɪʃ

    relating to or believing in Judaism

    the Jewish faith; Jewish Americans

Wiktionary

  1. Jewish(Adjective)

    Being a Jew, or relating to Jews, their religion or their culture.

  2. Jewish(Adjective)

    Yiddish

  3. Jewish(ProperNoun)

    The Yiddish language.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Jewish(adj)

    of or pertaining to the Jews or Hebrews; characteristic of or resembling the Jews or their customs; Israelitish


Translations for jewish

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Jewish(adjective)

a member of the Jewish people, whose religion is Judaism.

Jewish food; the Jewish New Year.

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