Jewry
noun [U] /ˈdʒʊə.ri/
/ˈdʒuː-/ formalDefinition
› all the JewsJudaismPeople of specific racial or ethnic background
(Definition of Jewry noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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