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non-Jew·ish | \ ˌnän-ˈjü-ish 
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\Definition of non-Jewish
: 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
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non-Jew \ ˌnän-ˈjü \ noun, plural non-Jews
\ noun, plural non-Jews
Of the seven or eight people present, we were the only non-Jews. — Clifford Thompson
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