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Ju⋅de⋅an

[joo-dee-uhn]
–adjective
1. of or pertaining to Judea.
–noun
2. a native or inhabitant of Judea.
Also, Judaean.


Origin:
1645–55; Jude(a) + -an
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Ju·de·a also Ju·dae·a   (jōō-dē'ə, -dā'ə)   
An ancient region of southern Palestine comprising present-day southern Israel and southwest Jordan. In the time of Jesus it was a kingdom ruled by the Herods and part of the Roman province of Syria.
Ju·de'an adj. & n.
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