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Meaning of JEWRY

Pronunciation:  'jooree

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  Jews collectively
 
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 See Also: Hebraism, Hebrew, Israelite, Jew, Jewish religion, Judaism, social group

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Jew"ry\, n. [OE. Jewerie, OF. Juierie, F. Juiverie.]
Judea; also, a district inhabited by Jews; a Jews' quarter.
--Chaucer.
      Teaching throughout all Jewry.           -- Luke xxiii.
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