Meaning

4 senses
  1. An adherent of Judaism.

    Both Jews and Muslims refrain from eating pork.

  2. A member or descendant of the Jewish people.

    Many Jews eat bagels.

    Jude, Jüdin, Jude

    иуде́йiudéj, иуде́йкаiudéjka, евре́йjevréj

    іуде́йiudéj, іуде́йкаiudéjka, юде́йjudéj

  3. (derogatory)A miserly or greedy person; a cheapskate.

  4. (slang)A ship's tailor.

More definitions
  • a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties

Examples

470 sentences
  1. Like most Jews, I have brown hair and brown eyes.

    Як і у більшості євреєк, у мене каштанове волосся і карі очі.

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  2. Jews are one large extended family.

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  3. Jews are a people chosen by God.

    ruЕвреи — богоизбранный народ.

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  4. He was happy being a Jew.

    Він був радий, що він жид.

    deEr war glücklich, ein Jude zu sein.

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  5. Jerusalem is the Holy City of the Jews.

    Єрусалим — єврейське святе місто.

    ruИерусалим — святой для евреев город.

    deJerusalem ist die heilige Stadt der Juden.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
person of the Jewish faith:
member or descendant of the Jewish people:
Русский
By meaning 2
person of the Jewish faith:
member or descendant of the Jewish people:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
person of the Jewish faith:

Origin

From Middle English Jew, Giu, Giw, Ju, from Old French juiu, Giu, gyu, from Latin iūdaeus

From Middle English Jew, Giu, Giw, Ju, from Old French juiu, Giu, gyu, from Latin iūdaeus (“Judean (i.e. Jew)”), from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαῖος (Ioudaîos), from Ἰουδά (Ioudá), Ἰούδας (Ioúdas, “Judah, Judas, Jude”) + -ιος (-ios, suffix forming adjectives), from Biblical Hebrew יְהוּדָה (y'hudá, “male given name, Yehuda; Judah, Judea”). Doublet of Yid. Displaced Old English Iūdēisċ.

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Forms

plural: Jews

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties:HebrewIsraelite

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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