Giudecca

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A Jewish ghetto in an Italian city. historical

    "There are not a great many Jews in Sicily, though Syracuse and Trapani have their Giudeccas."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A long island in the Venetian Lagoon separated from the main part of the city by a wide canal.

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"There are not a great many Jews in Sicily, though Syracuse and Trapani have their Giudeccas."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian giudecca.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian Giudecca, from giudecca (“Jewish ghetto”), from Medieval Latin iudeca, from Latin iūdaica, feminine form of iūdaicus (“Judaic, Jewish”), ultimately from Hebrew יְהוּדָה (y'hudá, “Judah”). Doublet of Judaica and Judecca. Despite the name, there is no evidence of any ancient Jewish settlements on the island.

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