Jewry
pronunciation
How to pronounce Jewry in British English:
UK [ˈdʒʊəri]
How to pronounce Jewry in American English:
US [ˈdʒʊri]
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- Noun:
- Jews collectively
Word Origin
- Jewry (n.)
- c. 1200, Jeuerie "ghetto, the Jewish district in a town," from Anglo-French Juerie, Old French Juierie (13c.; Modern French Juiverie); see Jew + -ery. Early 14c. as "Jews collectively;" mid-14c. as "the land of the Jews, Judea."
Example
- 1. It has caused huge controversy among american jewry .
- 2. Right from its foundation , the existence of israel created new questions for world jewry .
- 3. The prevailing political sentiment in jewry today is of aggressive defensiveness , a curious amalgam of victimhood and intolerance .
- 4. Contrast israel 's gravitational pull on french and british jewry with its relationship to germany and russia .
- 5. But european jewry is a patchwork quilt , where the bond with israel depends greatly on local conditions .