Jewry

[ joo-ree ]
/ ˈdʒu ri /

noun, plural Jew·ries.

the Jewish people collectively.
a district inhabited mainly by Jews; ghetto.
Archaic. Judea.

Origin of Jewry

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

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH Jewry

jewelry Jewry jury

Example sentences from the Web for jewry

British Dictionary definitions for jewry

Jewry
/ (ˈdʒʊərɪ) /

noun plural -ries

  1. Jews collectively
  2. the Jewish religion or culture
archaic (sometimes found in street names in England) a quarter of a town inhabited by Jews
the Jewry (in some anti-semitic literature) the Jews conceived of as an organized force seeking world domination
archaic the land of Judaea