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- Jewish ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to, associated with, or denoting Jews or Judaism.DERIVATIVES Jewishness noun.
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Jewish — Jew ish, a. 1. Of or pertaining to the Jews or Hebrews; characteristic of or resembling the Jews or their customs; Israelitish. {Jew ish*ly}, adv. {Jew ish*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] 2. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Judaism. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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