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Jewry.

Jewish people considered collectively.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈd͡ʒʊəɹi/Received-Pronunciation/ˈd͡ʒɔːɹi/Received-Pronunciation, also, modern/ˈd͡ʒuːɹi/General-American/ˈd͡ʒʊɹi/General-American
  1. Jewish people considered collectively.

    countable · uncountable
    Hitler attempted to murder all of European Jewry.
  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.

    countable · historical · uncountable
  3. Judaism.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable
  4. The land of the Jews; Judea.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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

name/ˈd͡ʒʊəɹi/Received-Pronunciation/ˈd͡ʒɔːɹi/Received-Pronunciation, also, modern/ˈd͡ʒuːɹi/General-American/ˈd͡ʒʊɹi/General-American
  1. A surname.

Where this word comes from

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

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