Jewries

Variant of Jewry

Jewry definition

Jewry (jo̵̅o̅′rē)

noun pl. Jewries -·ries

  1. Historical a district inhabited only or mainly by Jews; ghetto
  2. Jewish people collectively American Jewry

Etymology: ME jewerie < OFr juerie < Giu: see Jew

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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