Judaica

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Judaica

/d͡ʒuˈdeɪ̯.ɪ.kə/

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Borrowed from Latin iūdaica, neuter plural of iūdaicus (“Jewish”), from Hebrew יְהוּדָה (Yehuda, “Judah”). By surface analysis, Juda + -ica. Doublet of giudecca and Judecca.

noun

uncountable Artifacts, or less commonly, matters pertaining to the Jews, their culture or their religion, particularly ritual objects. ‘We were just talking about Josephʼs collection — about the Judaica.’

adjective

formal, not comparable Pertaining to the Jews, their culture or their religion.
Similar: Jewish, Judaic

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"Judaica." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/judaica. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Judaica. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/judaica

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"Judaica." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/judaica.

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@misc{judaica_2026,
  title = {Judaica},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/judaica},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}