English abbreviation dictionary - jew
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~ n a member of the group of people whose religion is Judaism, who lived in ancient times in the land of Israel, some of whom now live in the modern state of Israel and others in various countries throughout the world - Jewish adj (the Jewish religion | My husband is Jewish.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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(Jews) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. A Jew is a person who believes in and practises the religion of Judaism. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ju, jeu, from Latin Judaeus, from Greek Ioudaios, from Hebrew Yehudhi, from Yehudhah Judah, ~ish kingdom Date: 13th century 1. a. a member of the tribe of Judah b. Israelite 2. a member of a nation existing in Palestine from the sixth century B.C. to the first century A.D. 3. a person belonging to a continuation through descent or conversion of the ancient ~ish people 4. one whose religion is Judaism ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. --n. 1 a person of Hebrew descent or whose religion is Judaism. 2 sl. offens. (as a stereotype) a person considered to be parsimonious or to drive a hard bargain in trading. Usage The stereotype, which is now deeply offensive, arose from historical associations of Jews as moneylenders in medieval England. --v.tr. (jew) sl. offens. get a financial advantage over. Phrases and idioms jew's harp a small lyre-shaped musical instrument held between the teeth and struck with the finger. Etymology: ME f. OF giu f. L judaeus f. Gk ioudaios ult. f. Heb. yeh{ucirc}d{icirc} f. yeh{ucirc}d{acirc}h Judah ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. еврей; еврейка 2. иудей (лицо, исповедующее иудаизм) Id: Jew's eye —- сокровище Id: tell it to the Jews! —- рассказывай!; расскажи это своей бабушке! 3. еврейский the Jew religion —- иудаизм ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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- 12c., from Anglo-Fr. iuw, from O.Fr. giu, from L. Judaeum (nom. Judaeus), from Gk. Ioudaios, from Aramaic yehudhai "Judah," lit. "celebrated," name of Jacob's fourth son and of the tribe descended from him. Replaced O.E. Iudeas "the Jews." Originally, "Hebrew of the kingdom of Judah." The verb, in a pejorative sense, is from 1845. Jew's-harp is from 1584. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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