jueria — meaning in English

English meaning

• ghetto noun A part of a city, historically often walled or enclosed, where a minority group — especially Jews — was forced to live.
• jewry noun Jewish people considered collectively.

Senses

jueria is used for these senses in English:

• Jewry (historical) The quarter of a town or city inhabited either partially or exclusively by Jews; historically, its main buildings were the synagogue, the ritual bath or mikve, the kosher-oriented butchery and bakery, etc. [from 17th c.]
• ghetto An (often walled) area of a city in which Jews are concentrated by force and law. (Used particularly of areas in medieval Italy and in Nazi-controlled Europe.)

ghetto — full definition

1. noun A part of a city, historically often walled or enclosed, where a minority group — especially Jews — was forced to live.
2. noun A poor, run-down urban area associated with a particular ethnic or minority community.
3. adj (informal, often considered offensive or slang) Cheap, low-quality, or associated with poor urban neighbourhoods.

jewry — full definition

1. noun Jewish people considered collectively.
2. noun The quarter of a town or city inhabited either partially or exclusively by Jews; historically, its main buildings were the synagogue, the ritual bath or mikve, the kosher-oriented butchery and bakery, etc.
3. noun The land of the Jews; Judea.

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