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non-Jewish

non-Jewish adjective: not Jewish, nor of Jewish descent.

Adjective

non-Jewish (not comparable)

  1. Not Jewish, nor of Jewish descent.
    • [W]hen a Hamas spokesman recently stood by his statement that Jews used the blood of non-Jewish children for their matzos – one of the oldest anti-Semitic canards around – European elites were largely silent.2014 August 20, “Why Jews are worried [print version: International New York Times, 22 August 2014, p. 8]”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 12 Nov 2020

Origin of non-Jewish

From non- + Jewish.

Questions about non-Jewish

What does non-Jewish mean?
Non-Jewish means not Jewish, nor of Jewish descent.
What part of speech is non-Jewish?
Non-Jewish is an adjective.

Words near non-Jewish in the dictionary

  1. non-ionizing radiations
  2. non-iron
  3. non-issue
  4. non-issues
  5. non-Jew
  6. non-Jewish
  7. non-Jews
  8. non-joyous
  9. non-ju
  10. non-judgemental
  11. non-judgementally

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