1
: a person belonging to a continuation through descent or conversion of the ancient Jewish people
2
: one whose religion is Judaism
3
a
: a member of the tribe of Judah
b
4
: a member of a nation existing in Palestine from the sixth century b.c. to the first century a.d.
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Zhirinovsky was the son of a Ukrainian Jew, but such was the vicious vaudeville of Russian politics in the nineties.
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James Verini, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2025
But Brody gave both a physical and emotional performance as a Hungarian Jew who emigrates and gets caught up in the web of the American dream and a nightmare project overseen by a creepy American entrepreneur.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
Our nation has been active and outspoken in its endeavors to right the wrongs of the Armenian Christian, the Russian Jew, the Irish Home Ruler, the native women of India, the Siberian exile, and the Cuban patriot.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 21 Feb. 2025
Probably her most famous photo, an only-in-New-York moment, depicts a heavily garbed Hasidic Jew who has somehow wandered onto a nudist beach at Jacob Riis Park, in Queens, only to be accosted by a stark-naked posing bodybuilder.
—Arthur Lubow, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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James Verini, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2025
But Brody gave both a physical and emotional performance as a Hungarian Jew who emigrates and gets caught up in the web of the American dream and a nightmare project overseen by a creepy American entrepreneur.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
Our nation has been active and outspoken in its endeavors to right the wrongs of the Armenian Christian, the Russian Jew, the Irish Home Ruler, the native women of India, the Siberian exile, and the Cuban patriot.
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 21 Feb. 2025
Probably her most famous photo, an only-in-New-York moment, depicts a heavily garbed Hasidic Jew who has somehow wandered onto a nudist beach at Jacob Riis Park, in Queens, only to be accosted by a stark-naked posing bodybuilder.
—Arthur Lubow, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Jew.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Jew. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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Jew
noun1
: one of the ancient Hebrews or a descendant of the ancient Hebrews
2
: one whose religion is Judaism
Jewish
adjective
ˈjü-ish
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