Jewish

[ joo-ish ]

adjective
  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the Jews or Judaism: Jewish customs.

  2. Informal. Yiddish.

noun
  1. Informal. Yiddish.

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Origin of Jewish

1
1540–50; Jew + -ish1; compare Old English iudēisc<Late Latin iudē(us) Jew + Old English -isc-ish1

Other words from Jewish

  • Jew·ish·ly, adverb
  • anti-Jewish, adjective
  • half-Jewish, adjective
  • non-Jewish, adjective
  • pre-Jewish, adjective
  • pro-Jewish, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for Jewish

Jewish

/ (ˈdʒuːɪʃ) /


adjective
  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Jews

noun
  1. a less common word for Yiddish

Derived forms of Jewish

  • Jewishly, adverb
  • Jewishness, noun

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