anti-Semitism
noun
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Definition of anti-Semitism
: hostility toward or discrimination against Jews as a religious, ethnic, or racial group
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The first known use of anti-Semitism was in 1880
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anti-Semitism
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English Language Learners Definition of anti-Semitism
: hatred of Jewish people
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