non-Jewish

adjective

non-Jew·​ish ˌnän-ˈjü-ish How to pronounce non-Jewish (audio)
: not Jewish : not being, relating to, or characteristic of the Jews
Since only about 10,000 Jews live in the city, the restaurant must attract non-Jewish patrons to survive.Julia M. Klein
non-Jew noun
plural non-Jews
Of the seven or eight people present, we were the only non-Jews. Clifford Thompson

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The mass arrests, at first of mostly non-Jewish Poles, led the Nazis to construct new prison camps or refurbish existing structures, like the former military barracks in Oswiecim, Poland, which opened as the Auschwitz concentration camp in June 1940. Paul Hockenos, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2025 Among the locations of the incidents included, public areas, 55; Jewish institution/school, 33; non-Jewish school, 30; a college or university, 26; a home or housing, six; online, four; a business establishment, three; and a cemetery, two. Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 22 Apr. 2025 My research shows that the Nazis murdered 16,000 Jews and 66,000 non-Jewish prisoners at Mauthausen between 1938 and 1945, including 60% of the roughly 7,200 Spaniards imprisoned there. Sara J. Brenneis, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2025 The committee is comprised of Jewish and non-Jewish lawyers. Jessica Tzikas, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for non-Jewish

Word History

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of non-Jewish was in 1851

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“Non-Jewish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/non-Jewish. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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