Meaning

1 senses
  1. (derogatory, offensive, slang)Jewish.

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. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR

  2. Jews are one large extended family.

  3. Jews are a people chosen by God.

    ruЕвреи — богоизбранный народ. — Maksimo

  4. He was happy being a Jew.

    Він був радий, що він жид. — aandrusiak

    deEr war glücklich, ein Jude zu sein. — samueldora

  5. Jerusalem is the Holy City of the Jews.

    Єрусалим — єврейське святе місто. — deniko

    ruИерусалим — святой для евреев город. — odexed

    deJerusalem ist die heilige Stadt der Juden. — Yorwba

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

more Jew, most Jew
Comparativemore Jew Lesson
Superlativemost Jew Lesson

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See also

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