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

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

Rhetorical and physical manifestations of antisemitism are directed toward Jewish or non-Jewish individuals and/or their property, toward Jewish community institutions and religious facilities. —Rachel Wolf, Fox News, 22 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for non-Jewish

• bluish
• jewish