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Jew

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++Jew /dʒuː/ noun [countable]  SARsomeone whose religion is Judaism, or who is a member of a group whose traditional religion is Judaism 犹太人;犹太教徒Origin Jew (1100-1200) Old French gyu, from Latin Judaeus, from Greek Ioudaios, from Hebrew Yehudhi, from Yehudhah Judah, Jewish kingdom
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Jew
Jew /dʒuː/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1100-1200
 Language: Old French
 Origin: gyu, from Latin Judaeus, from Greek Ioudaios, from Hebrew Yehudhi, from Yehudhah 'Judah, Jewish kingdom'
someone whose religion is Judaism, or who is a member of a group whose traditional religion is Judaism


JewBrE /dʒuː/ 🔊NAmE /dʒuː/ 🔊 nouna member of the people and cultural community whose traditional religion is Judaism and who come from the ancient Hebrew people of Israel; a person who believes in and practises Judaism 犹太人;犹太教徒