Jew

  • 11Jew — [ dʒu ] noun count * 1. ) a member of the group of people who lived in Israel and believed in Judaism in ancient times, and who now live in many places all over the world, including Israel 2. ) someone who believes in Judaism …

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  • 12Jew — ► NOUN ▪ a member of the people whose traditional religion is Judaism and who trace their origins to the ancient Hebrew people of Israel. ORIGIN from the Hebrew form of the name Judah …

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  • 13Jew — [jo͞o] n. [ME < OFr Giu, Juiu < L Judaeus < Gr Ioudaios < Heb yehūdī, member of the tribe or kingdom of Judah: see JUDAH] 1. a person descended, or regarded as descended, from the ancient Hebrews of Biblical times 2. a person whose… …

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  • 14jew|el|er — «JOO uh luhr», noun. a person who makes, sells, or repairs jewels, jeweled ornaments, and watches …

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  • 15jew|el|ly — «JOO uh lee», adjective. 1. jewellike; brilliant. 2. adorned with or as if with jewels …

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  • 16jew|el|ry — «JOO uhl ree», noun. 1. jewels, collectively. 2. any ornament to be worn that is like a valuable ornament but is usually set with imitation gems or made of silver or gold colored metal …

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  • 17Jew — A Jew (Hebrew: יְהוּדִי, Yehudi (sl.); he. יְהוּדִים, Yehudim (pl.); Ladino: ג׳ודיו, Djudio (sl.); ג׳ודיוס, Djudios (pl.); Yiddish: ייִד, Yid (sl.); yi. ייִדן, Yidn (pl.)) [According to the The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language …

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  • 18Jew — /jooh/, n. 1. one of a scattered group of people that traces its descent from the Biblical Hebrews or from postexilic adherents of Judaism; Israelite. 2. a person whose religion is Judaism. 3. a subject of the ancient kingdom of Judah. adj. 4.… …

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  • 19Jew — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. Hebrew, Israelite, Judaist, Semite, Orthodox Jew, Conservative Jew, Reform Jew, Hasid, Israeli, Ashkenazi, Sephardi, sabra, descendant of Abraham, wandering Jew, Jewess, son of Israel. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n.… …

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  • 20Jew — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Ed Jew est un homme politique américain de San Francisco. Jimmy Eat World ou JEW est un groupe de rock américain. Jew est un mot anglais qui veut dire… …

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