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Jewess

/ˈd͡ʒuː.ɛs/

Jewess noun: a female Jew.

jewess: a female Jew
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Noun

Jewess (plural Jewesses)

  1. (dated, humorous) A female Jew.
    • And the prominent, if not indeed the principal, part in the system of terrorism applied by the Extraordinary Commissions for Combating Counter-Revolution has been taken by Jews, and in some notable cases by Jewesses.1920, Winston Churchill, Zionism versus Bolshevism
    • To whom did Ivanhoe tip his lance in gallantry today?
      To a Jewess named Rebecca, daughter of Isaac, the banker of his tribe.
      What could he want of the Jews except money for the ransom?1952, Ivanhoe

Jewess meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Arabic and Persian

Jewess in Hindi

female Jew
यहूदिनी yahūdinī

Jewess in Urdu

female Jew
یہودنی yahūdinī

Jewess in Arabic

female Jew
يَهُودِيَّة yahūdiyya

Jewess in Persian

female Jew
یهودی yahudi
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Jewess in Vietnamese
người Do Thái

Examples of Jewess in a sentence

  • After all, he was Jewish since his mother was a Jewess.2009, Touraj Daryaee, Sasanian Persia: The Rise and Fall of an Empire, London: I.B.Tauris, →ISBN, page 78:
  • You really are a high-class Jewess, lemme tell ya.2015, Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, Knockoffs (Broad City), season 2, episode 4, spoken by Bobbi Wexler (Susie Essman), via Comedy Central:

Forms of Jewess

pluralJewesses

Origin of Jewess

From Middle English Jewesse, from Old French juiesse, juise; equivalent to Jew + -ess.

Words formed from Jewess

Questions about Jewess

What does Jewess mean?
Jewess means a female Jew.
What is Jewess in Hindi?
Jewess in Hindi is यहूदिनी (yahūdinī). See Jewess meaning in Hindi.
How do you use Jewess in a sentence?
After all, he was Jewish since his mother was a Jewess.
What part of speech is Jewess?
Jewess is a noun.
How do you pronounce Jewess?
Jewess is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒuː.ɛs/.
What is the plural of Jewess?
The plural of Jewess is Jewesses.

Words near Jewess in the dictionary

  1. Jewes
  2. jewes harp
  3. jewes harps
  4. Jewes-harp
  5. Jewes-harps
  6. Jewess
  7. Jewesses
  8. Jewett
  9. Jewett City
  10. Jewey
  11. Jewface

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