单词 | jewish quarter |
释义 | > as lemmasJewish quarter Jewish quarter n. an area of a city or town inhabited mainly by, or traditionally associated with, Jewish people. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town or city > part of town or city > [noun] > inhabited by similar people > Jewish Jewryc1325 Jew town1592 ghetto1611 Jewish quarter1658 mellah1809 Judaism1851 eruv1963 1658 tr. J. Ussher Ann. World 860 There are five divisions of that City [of Alexandria]..two of which were called the Jewish quarters [L. Judaicae], because most of the Jews dwelt in them although many Jews had houses here and there in the other quarters. a1832 Encycl. Metrop. (1845) XXII. 294/1 The Millah, or Jewish Quarter [of Marrakesh], is about a mile and a half in circuit in the South-East angle of the city. 1991 Baltimore Jewish Times 8 Nov. 80 Located in the heart of the Jewish Quarter of the Old City, the excavated rooms of a house owned by an aristocratic Jewish family at the end of the Second Temple period, are mute evidence of the destruction of the city of Jerusalem. 2019 Leader-Post (Regina, Sask.) (Nexis) 10 Nov. (Early ed.) b8 Once a bank in the centre of Havana's Jewish quarter, the restored Hotel Raquel offers stunning views of Cuba's capital city. < as lemmas |
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