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3 lettersPronunciation /d͡ʒuː/Sorted ejwStarts with JEnds with W0 cluesVery common crossword word
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  1. A Jew is someone of the Jewish faith, heritage or race.

Word origin

From Middle English Jew, Giu, Giw, Ju, from Old French juiu, Giu, gyu, from Latin iūdaeus (“Judean (i.e. Jew)”), from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαῖος (Ioudaîos), from Ἰουδά (Ioudá), Ἰούδας (Ioúdas, “Judah, Judas, Jude”) + -ιος (-ios, suffix forming adjectives), from Biblical Hebrew יְהוּדָה (y'hudá, “male given name, Yehuda; Judah, Judea”). Doublet of Yid. Displaced Old English Iūdēisċ.

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  • Both Jews and Muslims refrain from eating pork.
  • Many Jews eat bagels.
  • The wrongs of a Jew are not lightly forgotten, for the race can both love and hate.

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