non-Jewish

adjective

non-Jew·​ish ˌnän-ˈjü-ish 

: 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

ˌnän-ˈjü 

noun

plural non-Jews

Of the seven or eight people present, we were the only non-Jews.

—Clifford Thompson

Examples of non-Jewish in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There were piles of fan mail, from both Jewish and non-Jewish fans, often addressed to Molly Goldberg. —Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 9 June 2025

By talking about topics that are common to adherents of any faith, the community tries to find common ground with its non-Jewish neighbors. —Rosario Del Valle, Sun Sentinel, 3 June 2025

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

Word History

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for non-Jewish

• bluish
• jewish