"Jewish" meaning in English

See Jewish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: Jewish [positive], more Jewish [comparative], most Jewish [superlative]
Head templates: {{adjective|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you are Jewish then you are a Jew.
    If you are Jewish you believe or follow the religion called Judaism.
    Sense id: simple-Jewish-en-adj--cVVIRj-
  2. If you are Jewish then you are a Jew.
    If you are Jewish you are part of the group of people called Jews. To some people, the Jews are a race (or like a race); you are Jewish if your mother was Jewish.
    Sense id: simple-Jewish-en-adj-XCtsiLJ2
  3. If something is Jewish it has to do with Judaism or with Jewish culture. This can also used for things that have to do with Jews.
    Sense id: simple-Jewish-en-adj-og-EMU0f
     
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          "text": "He changed his religion and became Jewish."
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        }
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        {
          "text": "Gefilte, a kind of fish, is a Jewish food."
        },
        {
          "text": "The Talmud is a Jewish religious book."
        },
        {
          "text": "Israel is a Jewish country."
        },
        {
          "text": "Sternberg is a typically Jewish name."
        }
      ],
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        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "more Jewish",
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        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most Jewish",
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        "superlative"
      ]
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        }
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        "If you are Jewish you believe or follow the religion called Judaism."
      ]
    },
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        {
          "text": "She is not religious but still calls herself Jewish because of her family."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If you are Jewish then you are a Jew.",
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      ]
    },
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        {
          "text": "Gefilte, a kind of fish, is a Jewish food."
        },
        {
          "text": "The Talmud is a Jewish religious book."
        },
        {
          "text": "Israel is a Jewish country."
        },
        {
          "text": "Sternberg is a typically Jewish name."
        }
      ],
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        "If something is Jewish it has to do with Judaism or with Jewish culture. This can also used for things that have to do with Jews."
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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