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The meaning of the word "Jewry" in English


Jewry n. : Judea; also, a district inhabited by Jews; a Jews' quarter.

Example:
What reference is Shakespear making in Henry V when mentioning the "wives of Jewry"?

Taxonomy
Jews, the Jews, Israel, Jewish population, population, Jewish communities, Jewish, Europe, Judaism, persecution, Hebrew, United States, Diaspora, the Roman Empire, religion, the Jewish people, Jerusalem, country.

Defination from the web:
... Despite this diversity, Ashkenazi Jews represent the bulk of modern Jewry, with at least 70% of Jews worldwide (and up to 90% prior to World War II and the Holocaust) ... 

synonyms
  (noun) Jewry
  (noun) social group


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