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Date: 1100-1200
Language: Old French
Origin: gyu, from Latin Judaeus, from Greek Ioudaios, from Hebrew Yehudhi, from Yehudhah 'Judah, Jewish kingdom'

Jew

 noun
     
Jew [countable]
someone whose religion is Judaism, or who is a member of a group whose traditional religion is Judaism
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