Jewish

adjective

Jew·​ish ˈjü-ish How to pronounce Jewish (audio)
: of, relating to, or characteristic of the Jews
also : being a Jew
Jewishly adverb
Jewishness noun

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King Charles Makes History with Emotional Visit to Auschwitz for Holocaust Memorial Day: 'A Sacred Moment' Holocaust Memorial Day honors the lives of the six million Jewish people who were murdered during the Holocaust, the millions killed under Nazi persecution and during subsequent genocides. Janine Henni, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025 Holocaust Memorial Day honors the six million Jewish people who were murdered during the Holocaust. Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 27 Jan. 2025 Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who has argued strenuously for Israel to re-establish Jewish settlements in Gaza abandoned under an Israeli order in 2005, quickly endorsed Trump’s comments. Abeer Salman, CNN, 27 Jan. 2025 Background The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America (OU) is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for Jewish 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1531, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Jewish was circa 1531

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“Jewish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Jewish. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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