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English

Etymology

Jew +‎ -ish

Pronunciation

Adjective

Jewish (comparative more Jewish, superlative most Jewish)

  1. Being a Jew, or relating to Jews, their religion or their culture.
  2. Yiddish

Synonyms

Derived terms

Proper noun

Jewish

  1. (informal, dated) The Yiddish language.

Translations

informal term for Yiddish
  • German: Jiddisch de(de)
  • Maltese: ludi
  • Ukrainian: єврейський (jevréjs'kyj), жидівський (žydívs'kyj) (archaic)

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