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Jew·ry
/
ˈdʒu
ri
/
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[
joo
-ree
]
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noun,
plural
Jew·ries.
1.
the Jewish people collectively.
2.
a district inhabited mainly by Jews; ghetto.
3.
Archaic.
Judea
.
Origin:
1175–1225;
Middle English
jewerie
<
Anglo-French
juerie
(
Old French
juierie
), equivalent to
ju
Jew
+
-erie
-ery
Can be confused:
Jewry,
jury
,
jewelry
.
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Jewry
(ˈdʒʊərɪ)
—
n
,
pl
-ries
1.
a. Jews collectively
b. the Jewish religion or culture
2.
archaic
(sometimes found in street names in England) a quarter of a town inhabited by Jews
3.
the Jewry
(in some anti-semitic literature) the Jews conceived of as an organized force seeking world domination
4.
archaic
the land of Judaea
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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