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jew

Jew \'ju:\ n [ME, fr. OF gyu, fr. L Judaeus, fr. Gk Ioudaios, fr. Heb 
   Y]ebreve>hu-dhi-, fr. Yebreve>hu-dha-h Judah, Jewish kingdom 1a: a member 
   of the tribe of Judah  1b: ISRAELITE  2: a member of a nation existing in 
   Palestine from the 6th century B.C.)M to the 1st century A.D. 3: one whose 
   religion is Judaism