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Jewry

[ joo-ree ]

noun

plural Jewries.
  1. the Jewish people collectively.
  2. a district inhabited mainly by Jews; ghetto.
  3. Archaic. Judea.


Jewry

/ ˈʊəɪ /

noun

    1. Jews collectively
    2. the Jewish religion or culture
  1. archaic.
    (sometimes found in street names in England) a quarter of a town inhabited by Jews
  2. the Jewry
    (in some anti-semitic literature) the Jews conceived of as an organized force seeking world domination
  3. archaic.
    the land of Judaea
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Jewry1

1175–1225; Middle English jewerie < Anglo-French juerie ( Old French juierie ), equivalent to ju Jew + -erie -ery
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Example Sentences

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The co-chief executive of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry Alex Ryvchin said the video served as a "warning sign once again to all Australians about the evil that exists in our midst".

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Carter’s image as a kindly elder statesman, friend to world Jewry and bulwark of Israel’s security took an immediate beating.

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Eichmann played a key role in the 1942 Wannsee Conference at which the Nazis' annihilation of European Jewry was planned, and was seen as the logistical mastermind of the Final Solution.

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“It is his duty to condemn antisemitism as prime minister of Israel and as head of a country that sees itself as responsible for world Jewry,” he said.

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The Federation leads a strong Jewish Puget Sound community by serving as a community voice, strengthening connections to Israel and world Jewry, and making investments in Jewish life for today and the next generation.

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