What does "gentile" mean?
Gentile: Belonging to the nations at large, as distinguished from the Jews; ethnic; of pagan or heathen people.
Additional senses
- 2.(Gram.) Denoting a race or country; as, a gentile noun or adjective.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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