"non-Jew" meaning in All languages combined

See non-Jew on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: non-Jews [plural]
Etymology: From non- + Jew. Etymology templates: {{af|en|non-|Jew}} non- + Jew Head templates: {{en-noun}} non-Jew (plural non-Jews)
  1. One who is not a Jew. Synonyms: gentile, goy

Inflected forms

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