giudecca — meaning in English
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English meaning
- jewry noun Jewish people considered collectively.
Senses
giudecca is used for these senses in English:
- Giudecca A long island in the Venetian Lagoon separated from the main part of the city by a wide canal.
- 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.]
jewry — full definition
- noun Jewish people considered collectively.
- 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.
- noun The land of the Jews; Judea.