单词 | jewish american |
释义 | Jewish Americann.adj. A. n. An American of Jewish origin or descent. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of North America > native or inhabitant of U.S.A. > [noun] > by class or religion Jewish American1775 Wasp1962 1775 J. Adair Hist. Amer. Indians 121 The scantiness of the Jewish American's circumstances, has obliged them to purify themselves in the open rivers. 1887 Frank Leslie's Sunday Mag. Feb. 133/2 These ladies, mainly Jewish Americans.., supply the poorest children with hot dinners, a great benefaction. 2012 Guardian (Nexis) 11 Feb. (Final ed.) (Review pages) 12 A young Jewish American, writing about the experience of Orthodox Judaism..in a way that I recognised and that didn't feel corny or sentimental. B. adj. Designating an American of Jewish origin or descent; of or relating to such a person, or to the Jewish community in the United States. ΚΠ 1827 N.-Y. Spectator 6 Feb. Petitions presented and referred..to incorporate a Jewish American Asylum in Westchester. 1937 Washington Post 21 Feb. vii. 1/2 Arthur Kober, whose magazine pieces qualify him for the post of official folk historian of Jewish-American family life in the Bronx. 2015 J. Y. Kim Racial Mundane ii. 120 The director, who is Jewish American, initiated a discussion of ethnicity by describing her experiences confronting prejudice after moving from New York to the Midwest. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1775 |
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