Jewry

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Jewish people considered collectively.
  2. The quarter of a town or city inhabited either partially or exclusively by Jews; historically, its main buildings were the synagogue, the ritual bath or mikve, the kosher-oriented butchery and bakery, etc.
  3. Judaism.
  4. The land of the Jews; Judea.

Pronunciation

/ˈd͡ʒʊəɹi/ /ˈd͡ʒɔːɹi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Jewry.wav /ˈd͡ʒuːɹi/ /ˈd͡ʒʊɹi/

Word forms

Jewry Jewries

Etymology

From Middle English Jewery, from Old French juerie. By surface analysis, Jew + -ry.

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